By 1696, the English factory on the banks of river Hugli began building a fort around its settlement. Two years later, it bribed Mughal officials into giving the Company zamindari rights over three villages, one of which was _______. It also persuaded the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to issue a farman granting the Company the right to trade duty free.
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aurangzeb is the correct answer
Answer:By 1696, the Company began building a fort around the Hugli settlement. It also bribed Mughal officials into giving the Company Zamindari rights over three villages, one of which was Calcutta.
It also convinced the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to issue a farman, an official order, granting the Company the right to trade duty-free.
The employees of the Company also carried on their private trades, and so were expected to pay duty. But they refused, which angered the Nawab of Bengal, Murshid Quli Khan, and led to fierce battles.
How Trade Led to Battles
After the death of Aurangzeb, the Nawabs of Bengal, Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan, and Siraj Ud Daulah, one after another, refused to grant concessions to the Company.
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