At the Berlin Conference the principle of Effective Occupation was established, that said that a country needed to have an actual presence in the colony to be bale to claim it.
In practice, this meant at least <span>c. establishing businesses there. Additionally, they could make contact and conquer the local rulers. </span>
Mughal emperor Jahangir gave British East India Company the permission to conduct trade in Bengal province. Sir Thomas Roe was sent as an ambassador by King James I of England in 1615 to setup a trade base in India.
