Question
Download Solution PDFIn 1600, the East India company acquired a charter from which ruler?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Queen Elizabeth-I.
Key Points
- The English East India Company was established on 31 December 1600 as per the Royal Charter issued by the Queen of England, Elizabeth I.
- English company was formed for the purpose of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India.
- The Company had sent Captain Hawkins to the court of the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir in 1608 to secure permission to establish a storehouse of goods at Surat.
- In 1613, Jahangir issued the firman permitting the East India Company to establish its first trading post at Surat.
- English set up business centres at Agra, Ahmedabad and Broach.
Additional Information
- Kaiser-I-Hind means Empress of India was the Title given to Queen Victoria in the year 1877 in Delhi Durbar by Viceroy Lord Lytton (1876-1880).
- In 1608, King James I of Great Britain sent Captain William Hawkings to the court of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir requesting permission to trade with them.
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