Question

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

• A. Akbar
• B. Jahangir
• C. Shahjahan
• D. Aurangzeb

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Jahangir

• The English East India Company established its first temporary factory in India during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir in Masulipatnam, in 1611.

• The first permanent British factory was established at Surat in 1613.