How did East India Company start business in Bengal? How did Aurangzeb's farman harm Bengals' revenue?
History ยท Sat Jul 09 2022
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1. The first English factory was set up on the bank of the river Hugli in 1651.
2. The factory had a warehouse where goods for export were stored.
3. As trade expanded, the Company persuaded merchants and traders to come and settle near the factory.
4. By 1696 it began building a fort around the settlement.
5. Two years later it bribed Mughal officials into giving the company zamindari rights over three villages. One of these was Kalikata, which later grew into the city of Calcutta or Kolkata as it is known today.
6. It also persuaded the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to issue a farman granting the Company the right to trade duty free.
Harm caused to Bengal's revenue due to Aurangzeb's farman.Aurangzeb's farman, had granted only the Company the right to trade duty free. But officials of the company, who were carrying on private trade on the side, were expected to pay duty. This they refused to pay, causing an enormous loss of revenue for Bengal.