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PIRATICAL ACTIVITIES IN JAHANGIR'S TIME HE Mughal Emperors of India failed to realise the· importance of a strong naval power.
The Mughal ships were now subjected not only to the raids of the Portuguese but also to those of the English and the Dutch.
If a ship was looted by some Englishman, the President of the English East India Company at Surat had to face a difficult situation.
3 The East India Company had issued specific instructions to the pirates against robbing of Indian ships, 4 although such a warning remained ineffective.
2 In January, 1618, Ikhla~ Khan, the Captain of the Jahangir, applied to Roe for safe conduct to the Red Sea. The English ambassador sent instructions to all English merchants to refrain from molesting the vessel and its mariners.
by their promise to safe conduct Indian ships to the Red Sea. 4 In March, 1625, the English vessel Eagle left Swally, being under orders to convoy a Surat junk ' on part of her way to the Red Sea.
In a letter written to the Company in February, 1618, Sir Thomas Roe expressed fear that the English might not succeed in procuring a suitable port from Indian Government.
Early in October, 1621, the Surat President was informed by Captain · Waddel at Swally that some English pirates had taken an Indian ship and sunk it along with its passengers.
An Indian merchant, Gurdas, furnished security for the English President and so orders for their release were issued.
Thus, even if the English could harm Indian shipping on high seas, it was not a paying adventure for them.