The first English Captain to disembark at Surat and who also visited the Court of Emperor Jahangir a...........

Ancient and Medieval History (Easy) Mughal Period

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The first English Captain to disembark at Surat and who also visited the Court of Emperor Jahangir at Agra was :

Thomas Stephens

Hawkins

Ralph Fitch

John Mildenhall

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Explanation:

- Option 1: Thomas Stephens was an English Jesuit priest who arrived in Goa in 1579. He wasn't a captain and wasn't involved in diplomatic missions to Jahangir's court.

- Option 2: Hawkins - William Hawkins was the first Englishman to disembark at Surat in 1608. He visited Emperor Jahangir's court and tried to establish trade relations.

- Option 3: Ralph Fitch was an English merchant and explorer who traveled in India in the late 16th century, but he didn't meet Jahangir or disembark at Surat.

- Option 4: John Mildenhall was an English traveler and merchant in the late 16th century but did not disembark at Surat or visit Jahangir's court.