Question

Sent which of the following by East India Company to the court of Jahangir?

  1. Sir Thomas Roe
  2. Vasco-da-Gama
  3. Hawkins
  4. Job Charnock

Answer:

Option C: Hawkins

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Hawkins”.

Captain William Hawkins was sent by the East India Company to the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1608 to seek permission to establish a trading post at Surat.

Sir Thomas Roe was an English diplomat who visited the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1615 as an ambassador for King James I.