INDIAN HISTORY

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Which Nawab of Bengal shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr?
A
Siraj-ud-daulah
B
Mir Jafar
C
Mir Qasim
D
Shuja-ud-din
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: The Company ordered the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim to pay for war expenses and expenses to purchase the presidencies of Bombay and Madras. This angered Mir Qasim and he shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mir Kasim, soon began to show a will of his own, and to cherish dreams of independence. He eventually shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar where he raised an independent army.

Detailed explanation-3: -In particular, they objected to a 9% duty imposed of all foreign traders. The relationship between Qasim and the company slowly deteriorated, and he shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger in present-day Bihar where he raised an army, financing his new troops by streamlining tax collection.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1717, he gave Quli Khan the title of Zafar Khan and made him the Subahdar of Bengal, thus holding both the post of subahdar and diwan at the same time. He declared himself the Nawab of Bengal and became the first independent nawab of the province. The capital was shifted from Dhaka to Murshidabad.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from the year 1760 till 1764. The British East India Company made him the Nawab of Bengal by replacing Mir Jafar, the father-in-law of Mir Qasim, who was also installed by the British in reply to his treachery in the Battle of Plassey.

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