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Who is the English trader who visited court?

The English trader who visited court was Thomas Roe. He was an English diplomat and explorer, who served as ambassador to the Mughal Empire from 1615 to 1619. Roe was the first English ambassador to visit the Mughal court, and his mission was to establish trade relations between England and the Mughal Empire. He was successful in negotiating a treaty with the Mughal emperor, Jahangir, which allowed the English to trade in the Mughal Empire. Roe also wrote a detailed account of his travels in the Mughal Empire, which is an important source of information about the Mughal Empire.