section_path: Reign/Foreign relations/Relations with the French
section_name: Relations with the French
paragraph_text: Relations with the French
  
  In 1667, the French East India Company ambassadors Le Gouz and Bebert presented Louis XIV of France 's letter which urged the protection of French merchants from various rebels in the Deccan. In response to the letter, Aurangzeb issued a firman allowing the French to open a factory in Surat.
  
  In 1667, the French East India Company ambassadors Le Gouz and Bebert presented Louis XIV of France 's letter which urged the protection of French merchants from various rebels in the Deccan. In response to the letter, Aurangzeb issued a firman allowing the French to open a factory in Surat.