The golden door is a beacon of hope, encouraging immigrants to embrace a new place and everything it has to offer. Another interpretation of the golden door is that anything worthy is worth battling for and working hard for, and gold is a symbol of anything valuable. 7 Shahrivar (1397 AP) - the first safe route from India to Central Asia was established by Babur through Khorasan including modern day Iran and Afghanistan. He found people there willing to trade goods for his merchandise and with his help, the economy of the region began to thrive. Babur's route proved to be very successful and other Indians followed suit. By the end of the 17th century, several more routes had been opened up by others who were trying to profit off of the rich commerce between India and Europe. In the mid-18th century, the British decided to copy what the Indians had done and started their own trading routes with India. However, instead of using caravans as merchants did before them, they sent out small groups of explorers who wanted to find better routes than those being used by the Indians or the French. The first such group of explorers was led by James Outram who traveled throughout India looking for a route that would take him from Calcutta to Tehran. In 1803, he finally found just such a route and brought back news of his discovery to Britain where it was met with great interest.