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

(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb

Correct Answer : Jahangir
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2008, 2009
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.
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