Question

b. Why was the state of Bengal such a coveted and sought-after territory by the British?​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

The history of Bengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It includes modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley, located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, at the apex of the Bay of Bengaland dominated by the fertile Ganges delta. The advancement of civilisation in Bengaldates back four millennia. The region was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Gangaridai, a powerful kingdom whose elephant forces led the withdrawal of Alexander the Great from Eastern India. The Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers act as a geographic marker of the region, but also connects the region to the broader Indian subcontinent. Bengal, at times, has played an important role in the history of the Indian subcontinent.

Answer 2

Bengal was such a coveted and sought-after territory by the British

Explanation:

• Bengal was the richest and most fertile province in India. Its manufacturing and commerce had been well developed. The East India Company and its employees had high profitability in the province
• Because of its highest economic performance in India, the East India Company wanted to obtain entry to the Bengal province. In 1750, India accounted for 25% of world economic production, while England accounted for 1.9%. Bengal was at the center of that production, being prominent in the textile manufacturing industry.
• Besides textile production, the fertile Bengal soils of the Ganges River Basin made for exceptional agriculture production. Any company that finds benefit in India wanted a lucrative part of the region.