Q. In which year Jahangir issued the charter to East India Company for establishing the trade establishments in India?
Answer:
1617
Notes: Captain William Hawkins visited Jahangir's court in 1608 but he failed to secure a permission to establish a factory at Surat. Then Thomas Roe came to Jahangir's court in 1615. In the year 1617, Jahangir issued the charter to East India Company for establishing the trade establishments in India.