Question
Consider the following statements: 1. Captain
William Hawkins was contemporary of Jahangir 2. King James I sent Sir Thomas Roe as an ambassador to court of Aurangzeb Which of the above Statements is/are correct?Solution
● Statement 1 is Correct: Captain William Hawkins was the representative of English east India Company and notable for being commander for Hector, the first English ship to anchor at Surat in 1608 India. He went to the court of Jahangir at Agra in 1609 to negotiate consent for a factory 1609. Thus, Captain William Hawkins was contemporary of Jahangir. ● Statement 2 is Incorrect: King James I sent Sir Thomas Roe as an ambassador to the court of Jahangir. He visited the Mughal Court at in 1615 and succeeded in obtaining permission from the Jahangir for the Company to trade and establish factories at Agra, Ahmedabad and Broach.
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