WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The East India Company convinced the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb to issue a farman allowing it to trade duty free in Bengal . A farman was a royal edict or an order issued by the Emperor.

Detailed explanation-2: -It also persuaded the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to issue a farman granting the Company the right to trade duty free. The Company tried continuously to press for more concessions and manipulate existing privileges. Aurangzeb’s farman, for instance, had granted only the Company the right to trade duty free.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The Mughal constitutional term Farman refers to an irrevocable royal decree issued by the emperor. By the approval of the head of the state, a Farman bears the form of a bill made law. It was adopted either in response to an application submitted to the emperor by a subject or as a judgment on the royal policy.

Detailed explanation-4: -1) In 1667, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb issued firman in favour of Company to trade in Bengal.

Detailed explanation-5: -The East India Company came as a trading Company in India during the Mughal Period. The Company first get a farman (royal decree) issued by Jahangier to set up a factory at Surat and concessions in trade. Later in 1691, Aurangzeb issued another farman granting right to duty free trade to East India Company in Bengal.