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Q: William Hawkins met Emperor Jahangir as a representative of the____East India Company.
  • A. Dutch
  • B. Portuguese
  • C. French
  • D. English
Correct Answer: Option D - The East India Company sent Captain William Hawkins to the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1608 to seek permission to open a factory at Surat. He was well versed in Turkish and Jahangir also knew some of it since it was the native tongue of Mughal Emperor Babur. He was called ‘English Khan’ by Jahangir. William Hawkins was the commander of Hector, the first ship of the British East India Company to anchor at Surat in 1608.
D. The East India Company sent Captain William Hawkins to the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1608 to seek permission to open a factory at Surat. He was well versed in Turkish and Jahangir also knew some of it since it was the native tongue of Mughal Emperor Babur. He was called ‘English Khan’ by Jahangir. William Hawkins was the commander of Hector, the first ship of the British East India Company to anchor at Surat in 1608.

Explanations:

The East India Company sent Captain William Hawkins to the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1608 to seek permission to open a factory at Surat. He was well versed in Turkish and Jahangir also knew some of it since it was the native tongue of Mughal Emperor Babur. He was called ‘English Khan’ by Jahangir. William Hawkins was the commander of Hector, the first ship of the British East India Company to anchor at Surat in 1608.