Jahangir agreed to allow the English to set up a base of operations for trade in India.
Queen Elizabeth I send an English captain to Surat to take permission for trade from the Mughal ruler that the Mughal ruler granted.King James I send his ambassador, Sir Thomas Roe. This is how the British gradually enter themselves in India and established the East India Company for their trade.
The English East India Co's first successful voyage to India under the name "Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies" was in the year 1601. Earlier attempts made by merchants since 1588 were unsuccessful with either the ships returning home or lost at sea. The successful voyage was commandeered by Capt. James Lancaster
1600 AD
The East India Company first came to India as traders and seeked the permission of the emperor to carry on trade. It gradually took the advantage of weak political situations, fighting princes and instable rule to take over India and rule over it for over 200 years.
Jahangir agreed to allow the English to set up a base of operations for trade in India.
The company was British East India Company, Chartered by queen Elizabeth to do trade in India.
The British East India Company
Mainly tea
Queen Elizabeth I send an English captain to Surat to take permission for trade from the Mughal ruler that the Mughal ruler granted.King James I send his ambassador, Sir Thomas Roe. This is how the British gradually enter themselves in India and established the East India Company for their trade.
in 1651
The focus of the East India Company is to establish trade relationships with countries, to use in the gaining of profit. Over the years the East India Company has gained more military and administrative control over India.
The British established East India Company in 1600 with an intention to make profit through trade in Indian goods.
The English East India Co's first successful voyage to India under the name "Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies" was in the year 1601. Earlier attempts made by merchants since 1588 were unsuccessful with either the ships returning home or lost at sea. The successful voyage was commandeered by Capt. James Lancaster
The Dutch East India Company :)
The Dutch East India Company :)
1600 AD