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Sir Thomas Roe represented England in the Mughal Empire. Sir Thomas Roe on 18 September 1615, he arrived at the Surat port as the ambassador of the English King, James I to Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s court. It was the first step in establishing the British East India Company as a paramount power in the Indian subcontinent which is why the date and his arrival in India is an important date. Sir Thomas Roe is an important part of Modern History.