Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe visited India during the reign of ___________.

Options:

Humayun

Akbar

Jahangir

Babur

Correct Answer:

Jahangir

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- Jahangir

Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

Jahangir was the fourth Mughal emperor, ruling from 1605 to 1627. He was a relatively tolerant ruler, and he welcomed foreign visitors to his court. Hawkins and Roe were both diplomats from the English East India Company, and they were seeking to establish trade relations with the Mughal Empire.

Hawkins arrived in India in 1608, and he was granted permission by Jahangir to establish a factory at Surat. However, he was later imprisoned by Jahangir's son, Prince Khurram (later Shah Jahan). Roe arrived in India in 1615, and he was more successful than Hawkins in his negotiations with Jahangir. He was able to secure a number of concessions for the English East India Company, including permission to establish factories at Surat, Madras, and Masulipatam.

The visits of Hawkins and Roe were important milestones in the history of British-Mughal relations. They helped to pave the way for the British East India Company to establish itself in India and eventually to become the dominant power in the region.