During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India? [2008] - PMF IAS

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During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?

Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjahan
Aurangzeb

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

The English East India Company established its first factory at Surat in 1613, during the reign of Jahangir.

Answer: (b) Jahangir