The Portuguese led the way in 1498 When Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut.
European nation came for a slice of the immense profits.
The flourishing trade led to fierce competition between these trading companies resulting in wars and conflicts.
The East India Company-1600
The Dutch(1602) and the Danish (1616)East India Company
The French East India Company-1664
India
William Hawkins was a representative of the English East India Company notable for being the commander of Hector, the first company ship to anchor at Surat in India on 24 August 1608. Hawkins travelled to Agra to negotiate consent for a factory from Emperor Jahangir in 1609.
In 1612 ,the EEIC established its first factory or trading post in Surat after receiving a Farmaan from Jahangir.
Sir Thomas Roe received permission in 1616 to set up factores in any part of the Mughal Empire.
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