This Mughal emperor was the one who agreed to allow the English to set up a base of operations for trade in India. A)Shah Jahan B)Akbar C)Jahangir D)Humayun
Mughal emperor Jahangir gave British East India Company the permission to conduct trade in Bengal province. Sir Thomas Roe was sent as an ambassador by King James I of England in 1615 to setup a trade base in India.