Surman Embassy, named after its chief, John Surman was the English mission to the court of the Mughal emperor Farrukshiyar in 1715. This group was led by John surman and had included one interpreter, one secretary and one physician Dr Hamilton. Initially, the embassy did not succeed in its objectives but then Dr Hamilton was able to cure Emperor Farrukhsiyar of a serious ailment, and thus, the emperor granted three separate farmans for each of the three presidencies of Bengal, Bombay and Madras.
Farrukshiyar granted three farmans to them n 1717 which is regarded as the Magna Carta of the company.
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