HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Mir Qasim’s alliance with the Mughal Emperor and the Nawab of Oudh
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Abuse of Dastaks by the English
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Mir Qasim’s conspiracy with the French
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Mir Jafar’s conspiracy with the East India Company
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Detailed explanation-1: -Qasim vigorously opposed the East India Company’s position that their Mughal license (a dastak) meant that they could trade without paying taxes (other local merchants with dastaks were required to pay up to 40% of their revenue as tax).
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary cause of estrangement of relations between Mir Kasim and the English was the evasion of duty by the East India Company’s servants. The unlawful privilege of exemption of duty enjoyed by the Company and its servants put the Indian traders at a great disadvantage.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Farman covered only free trade by the company and not the private trade of its servants. The officials of the Company made rampant misuse of its trade privileges that adversely affected the Nawab’s finances. This rampant abuse of dastak was one of the key issues of conflicts between the nawab and the company.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the mid-18th century, the British East India company enjoyed and misused the benefit of dastak (free duty-free passes). These passes are preventing the East India company from paying taxes during the trade, it harmed the local traders of Bengal.