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

Ancient and Medival History Mughal Period

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

- Option 1: Thomas Stephens

- Thomas Stephens was a Jesuit missionary and one of the first Englishmen to arrive in India, but he was not involved in trade or diplomacy.

- Option 2: Hawkins

- William Hawkins was the captain of the ship "Hector."

- He visited the Mughal court of Emperor Jahangir in Agra.

- He aimed to secure trading rights for the English East India Company.

- Option 3: Ralph Fitch

- Ralph Fitch was an early English merchant and traveler in India.

- Arrived before Hawkins but was not primarily a captain or ambassador at Jahangir's court.

- Option 4: John Mildenhall

- John Mildenhall was an early English traveler and adventurer in India.

- He was involved more in trade than in diplomatic missions at the Mughal court.

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