HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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control of south India.
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control of Bengal.
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the right to collect taxes.
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the Portuguese trading post in India. 109
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Detailed explanation-1: -By the ‘Farman’ of 1717, the English East India Company was granted the right to carry on duty-free trade in Bengal. They were allowed to export and import goods from and to Bengal without paying any taxes to the government. They were given the right to issue passes or dastaks for the free movement of their goods.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the beginning East India Company ships were anchored at Surat ports. Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of the mughal emperor Jahangir in 1615 CE and obtained permission to trade in Surat.
Detailed explanation-3: -After holding British East India Company for a few months, the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir gave them permission to trade in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Shah Alam II. The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granted the Diwani rights to the East India Company after the defeat in the Battle of Buxar (1764). Emperor Shah Alam II granted the Diwani rights of Bengal in the year 1765. Diwani rights mean the right to collect the land revenue.