Name the mughal emperor who had granted firman to the east india company in 1717
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The east india company arrived in india, at the port of surat, in 1608. JAHANGIR was empror of india that time. In 1615 sir Thomas roe gained right to establish a factory in surat.over the years a massive expansion of their trading operations were happening and after long time in 1717 Mughal EmperorFarrukhsiyar granted a Firman to the East India Company for duty free trading rights in Bengal.
Farrukhsiyar was the son of Azim-ush-Shan (the second son of emperor Bahadur Shah I) and Sahiba Nizwan. He was the emperor of Mughal from 1713 to 1719 after he murdered Jahandar Shah. In 1717, Farrukhsiyar issued a farman giving the British East India Company the right to reside and trade in the Mughal kingdom Bengal. They were allowed to trade freely, except for a yearly payment of 3,000 rupees.
This was because William Hamilton, a surgeon associated with the company cured Farrukhsiyar of a disease. The company was given the right to issue dastak (passes) for the movement of goods, which was misused by company officials for personal gain.
Farrukhsiyar was the son of Azim-ush-Shan (the second son of emperor Bahadur Shah I) and Sahiba Nizwan. He was the emperor of Mughal from 1713 to 1719 after he murdered Jahandar Shah. In 1717, Farrukhsiyar issued a farman giving the British East India Company the right to reside and trade in the Mughal kingdom Bengal. They were allowed to trade freely, except for a yearly payment of 3,000 rupees.
This was because William Hamilton, a surgeon associated with the company cured Farrukhsiyar of a disease. The company was given the right to issue dastak (passes) for the movement of goods, which was misused by company officials for personal gain.
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