Q. Why the officials of the company were called the 'nabobs' in Britain?

History ยท Sat Jul 09 2022

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(1) When the officials of the company returns back to Britain after earning enough in India. Then they managed to live flashy lives and flaunted their richness.

(2) They were often seen as upstarts and social climbers in British society and were called 'nabobs-an anglicised version of the Indian word nawab.