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🔆BRITISH CONQUEST OF BENGAL
✅British exports from Bengal: Saltpetre, Rice, Indigo, Pepper, Sugar and Silk, Cotton Textiles. (Bengalcomprised 60% of EIC trade with India.)
✅Factories were set up in Balasore, Hooghly, Kasim bazar, Patna and Dacca.
✅1717: British secured royal Farman for Emperor Farrukh Siyar for trade (export import) in Bengal à right to issue Dastaks (free passes for trading) for movement of such goods issued. (Dastaks were cause of perpetual conflict).
✅ Alivardi Khan was engaged in wars with Maratha for 15 years.
✅British strengthened their entrenchment in Fort Williams.
✅Alivardi Khan died in 1756à succeeded by Siraj-ud-Daula.
✅Internal tussle and opposition of Siraj ud daulah in the court.
✅Important Rulers: Murshid Quli Khan (first Diwan of Bengal) à Shujauddin à Alivardi Khan (stopped paying tributes to The Mughals)
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✅British exports from Bengal: Saltpetre, Rice, Indigo, Pepper, Sugar and Silk, Cotton Textiles. (Bengalcomprised 60% of EIC trade with India.)
✅Factories were set up in Balasore, Hooghly, Kasim bazar, Patna and Dacca.
✅1717: British secured royal Farman for Emperor Farrukh Siyar for trade (export import) in Bengal à right to issue Dastaks (free passes for trading) for movement of such goods issued. (Dastaks were cause of perpetual conflict).
✅ Alivardi Khan was engaged in wars with Maratha for 15 years.
✅British strengthened their entrenchment in Fort Williams.
✅Alivardi Khan died in 1756à succeeded by Siraj-ud-Daula.
✅Internal tussle and opposition of Siraj ud daulah in the court.
✅Important Rulers: Murshid Quli Khan (first Diwan of Bengal) à Shujauddin à Alivardi Khan (stopped paying tributes to The Mughals)
#modern_history
#prelims
Join @Upsc_4_history