William Hawkins visited the Mughal court to secure a right to trade in Mughal ports during the reign of ________.

Akbar

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Jahangir

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Shaj Jahan

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Aurangzeb

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Solution

The correct option is B Jahangir

In 1609, William Hawkins visited the Mughal court to secure a right to trade in Mughal ports during the reign of Jahangir. Hawkins was able to acquire a footing in the court of Jahangir and in due course of time he got so intimate with the “talented drunkard” emperor that no European had ever afterwards.

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