An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was

An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was Correct Answer Thomas Roe

From 1615 to 1618, he was ambassador to the court at Agra, India, of the Great Mughal Ruler, Jahangir. The principal object of the mission was to obtain protection for the East India Company`s factory at Surat. At the Mughal court, Roe allegedly became a favorite of Jahangir and may have been his drinking partner.

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