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Correct Answer: Option (B) — Jahangir
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedIn 1613, Mughal Emperor Jahangir issued a farman granting permission to the English East India Company to establish their first permanent trading factory at Surat, following the diplomatic mission of Captain Thomas Best and later formalized by Sir Thomas Roe.
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