Q52
History of IndiaMughal Empire
Sir Thomas Roe had visited the court of
- a.Akbar
- b.Shah Jahan
- c.Jahangir
- d.Babur
Answer: (C) Jahangir
Sir Thomas Roe came as the ambassador of King James I of England to Jahangir's court (1615–1619) and obtained trading privileges for the English East India Company. Before him, William Hawkins had also visited Jahangir in 1608–09. Akbar's court received Jesuit missions from Goa, and the English traveller Ralph Fitch came in his reign. The French jeweller Tavernier travelled in India during Shah Jahan's reign, while Babur's short rule saw no English embassy.