Question

To whom was a charter issued on 31st December 1600? Who issued it?​

Answer 1

The East India Company was granted the Royal Charter on 31 December, 1600 by Queen Elizabeth I. As a consequence of this Charter the British East India Company set up trading establishments on the east and west coasts of India and in Bengal. The Company's ships first arrived in India, at the port of Surat, in 1608.