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Coming of east india company to india
1612: King James1 sent Thomas Roe to India to meet the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The battle of Swally. This was a naval battle between the East India Company and Dutch and Portuguese traders in Surat.
1615: James1 agreed a commercial treaty with Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The treaty gave the East India Company exclusive rights to build factories in Surat.
1616: East India Company esablished a trading post in Surat.