Thomas Best and the Battle of Swally

Thomas Best

Involved in both military and commercial activities of the East India Company, his efforts following the Battle of Swally led toward the Mughal Empire recognizing trade rights for the English. In his later years, he transferred to the Royal Navy, engaging in anti-piracy operations, conflicts with Dutch ships, and the expedition off La Rochelle in 1627.

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Year	Thomas Best
1570	Birth of Thomas Best (Period: c. 1570 (exact date and year of birth unknown), Location: Unknown (no reliable sources confirming his birthplace have been verified))
1583	Commencement of Maritime Activities (Thomas Best, Age: 13 years old, Period: Around 1583, Location: Waters around England)
1585	Anglo-Spanish War (Age: 15 years old, Period: 1625–1630, Location: England, Spain, Low Countries, Atlantic Ocean, etc.)
1611	Appointment as Commander of the Red Dragon (Thomas Best, Age: 41 years old, Period: December 30, 1611, Location: Gravesend (England))
1612	Tenth Voyage of the East India Company (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1612–1614, Location: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Surat, Aceh, Banten, etc.) Engagement with the Portuguese Fleet Before the Battle of Swally (Thomas Best, Age: 42 years old, Period: Around October 29, 1612, Location: Surat River Mouth, off Swally (Present-day Gujarat, India)) Battle of Swally (Battle of Suvali, Age: 42 years old, Period: November 29–30, 1612, Location: Off Swally (Near present-day Surat, Gujarat, India))
1613	Granting of Trading Rights by Mughal Emperor Jahangir (Age: 43 years old, Period: January 1613, Location: Surat (Present-day Gujarat, India)) Securing a Trading Post in Banten (Age: 43 years old, Period: 1613, Location: Banten (Present-day Banten Province, Indonesia)) Negotiations with the King of Aceh (Age: 43 years old, Period: April–July 1613, Location: Aceh (Present-day Aceh Province, Indonesia))
1614	Conflict with and Departure from the East India Company (Thomas Best, Age: 44 years old, Period: 1614–1618, Location: London (England)) Return to England (Thomas Best, Age: 44 years old, Period: June 1614, Location: The Downs, England)
1617	Temporary Dismissal from the East India Company (Thomas Best, Age: 47 years old, Period: November 1617, Location: London (England))
1618	Thirty Years' War (Age: 48 years old, Period: 1618–1648, Location: Central Europe centered on regions of the Holy Roman Empire, Low Countries, etc.)
1623	Anglo-Dutch Maritime Rivalry Preceding the Anglo-Dutch Wars (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1623, Location: East Coast of Scotland, around the Downs) Command of the Garland (Thomas Best, Age: 53 years old, Period: 1623, Location: English Channel, Coast of Scotland, the Downs) Engagement with Dutch Ships (Age: 53 years old, Period: July–August 1623, Location: East Coast of Scotland, Aberdeen, the Downs)
1627	Participation in the Expedition off La Rochelle (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1627, Location: Around La Rochelle, Western France)
1630	Participation in the Commission for Managing the King's Ships (Age: 60 years old, Period: September 1630, Location: Chatham, Portsmouth (England))
1633	Appointment as Master of Trinity House (Thomas Best, Age: 63 years old, Period: Around 1633–1637, Location: London (England))
1638	Death of Thomas Best (Age: 68 years old, Period: c. 1638 (exact date of death unknown)) Participation in the Commission of Inquiry into Timber Supply Fraud (Age: 68 years old, Period: April 1638, Location: England)

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East India Company	James Lancaster John Davis William Keeling Henry Middleton Thomas Best Thomas Roe Josiah Child Gerald Aungier Job Charnock
Expansion into North America	John Smith John Winthrop William Bradford William Penn James Oglethorpe Cecil Calvert John Cabot
Science and Astronomy	Galileo Galilei Johannes Kepler Francis Bacon René Descartes William Harvey Robert Boyle Robert Hooke Christiaan Huygens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Isaac Newton Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Arts and Culture	Peter Paul Rubens Rembrandt van Rijn Diego Velázquez Johannes Vermeer Anthony van Dyck Giovanni Battista Lulli Antoine Watteau

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