Captain William Hawkins reached in Mughal Court from Surat in 1608 but did not succeed to get permission to set up a factory. Despite Portuguese antagonism, Captain Middleton landed at Sowlley near Surat and succeeded to get permission for trade by Mughal Governor. Captain Best dissolved the Portuguese monopoly with the victory of Surat port. Consequently, the British established a permanent factory in 1613. They expanded their trade to other parts of India and established cooperative factories in Ahmedabad, Burhanpur, Ajmer and Agra immediately. ....Read more