During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Jahangir
The English East India Company reached India in the reign of Jahangir (1605–1627). Captain William Hawkins came to his court in 1608, and in 1613 the Company set up its first permanent factory at Surat with the emperor's permission; Sir Thomas Roe later came as the English king's ambassador (1615–1619). A factory in those days was a trading post and warehouse, not a place of manufacture.