The advent of Europeans – British in India The English in India (British in India) The English came to India as a trading company with the charter of Queen Elizabeth I. The name of that trading company was –Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading in the East Indies. The English company was very progressive in India, as they were very interested in the benefits of trade. Captain Hawkins arrived in India in the court of Jahangir in April 1609, to establish a factory in Surat but he failed…
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