Tn which year was the British East India Company formed?

Correct option is C

The British East India Company was formed in 1600.
· The British East India Company, officially known as The Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies, was granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600. This charter marked the formal establishment of the company and its entry into the trade with the East Indies, including India.
· In 1603, Queen Elizabeth-I had died. Around the same time, in India also Mughal Emperor Akbar had demised (1605) and his place was taken by Jahangir.
· The new monarch James-I sent William Hawkins to the Court of Jahangir as official diplomatic representative of King to India.
· Hawkins arrived at Surat in 1608 in a ship named Hector. But this ship was captured by the Portuguese.