How did british setup a trading factory in surat

AT THAT TIME MUGHAL EMPEROR JAHANGIR WAS RULING, WHEN AMBASSADORS FROM ENGLAND CAM JAHANGIR'S DAUGHTE WAS ILL, THE AMBASSADORS HAD THE CURE AND CURED HER. WHEN SHE BECAME HEALTHY AGAIN. JAHANGIR ASKED ABOUT WHAT THEY NEEDED IN RETURN? THE AMBASSADORS ASKED TO HAVE FEW FACTORIES OPENED IN SURAT PORT SO THAT TRADING COULD HAPPEN BETWEEN WNGLAND AND INDIA. JAHANGIR PERMITED THEM.
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In the 16th century CE, the Portuguese dominated the sea trade in surat. They were soon displaced by the British. In 1608 CE, the English East India Company started to dock its ships in surat.Jahangir gave British special concessions through a royal firman to sir Thomas Roe,the ambassador of English East India Company. In 1612 CE, the British established a trading factory there.
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