The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in $1717$ by Emperor _________.

Bahadur Shah

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Farrukh-Siyar

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Muhammad Shah

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Aurangzeb

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The correct option is B Farrukh-Siyar
Farrukh-Siyar was the Mughal emperor of India between 1713 and 1719. In 1717, the British East India Company purchased duty-free trading rights in all of Bengal from him. He issued a farman giving the British East India Company the right to reside and trade in the Mughal kingdom.

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The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor _________.

The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in $1717$ by Emperor _________.