When was the English East India Company founded?

It was founded in 1600 through a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I, while Akbar was at the height of his power in India.

Early Modern Global History

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2002

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ID: MED_MUG_2002_105 Ref: Standard Textbook

Indian ruler, contemporary of Queen Elizabeth-I of England, was-

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Emperor Akbar was the Indian contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I. Their reigns (mid-16th to early 17th century) overlapped during the period when England first established the East India Company.