How did alivardi khan prevent hostilityby the french and the british?
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The trade of the English, French and the Dutch was, on the whole, flourishing although there were occasional setbacks. Alivardi knew it well that it was necessary for the economic interests of his country to look after the traders.
M. J. Law, the chief of the French factory at Qasimbazar, remarks that Alivardi understood it well that it was to his interests to favour the poor merchants and do justice whenever complaints would reach him. R. I. Scrafton writes that Alivardi used to compare “the European nierchants to a hive of bees of whose honey you might reap the benefit, but that if you disturbed their hive they would sting you to death”.
This shows that Alivardi while he was willing to allow the European traders to carry on their trade in Bengal he was conscious of their potential strength to disturb the country. So his policy was one of cautious patronage of the European trading nations. But Alivardi also knew to be strong when circumstances needed.
He did not permit the English to circulate their Madras or Arcot rupees in Bengal, as this would mean loss in Mint revenues. But he did not harass them unnecessarily; it was only in times of extreme need that he asked them to render financial help. Thus when hard-pressed by the Maratha invasions he required the English, French and the Dutch to contribute to the safety of the province of Bengal, where they carried on their trade and enjoyed profits.
In 1744 Alivardi accused the English of helping the Marathas and ordered them to pay him 30 lakhs of rupees and in default not to carry on their trade. Some of the gomasthas of the English were actually arrested and military guards posted at their cotton cloth factories.
The English made several attempts to conciliate the Nawab through his friend Jagat Seth Fatehchand and others without success. Ultimately Mr. Forster, chief of the English factory at Qasimbazar, visited the Nawab under instruction of the Calcutta Council. A settlement was reached and the English agreed to pay a sum of three and half lakhs to the Nawab and in addition the Qasimbazar factory was to pay Rs. 30,000 to the Nawab’s generals and officers.
M. J. Law, the chief of the French factory at Qasimbazar, remarks that Alivardi understood it well that it was to his interests to favour the poor merchants and do justice whenever complaints would reach him. R. I. Scrafton writes that Alivardi used to compare “the European nierchants to a hive of bees of whose honey you might reap the benefit, but that if you disturbed their hive they would sting you to death”.
This shows that Alivardi while he was willing to allow the European traders to carry on their trade in Bengal he was conscious of their potential strength to disturb the country. So his policy was one of cautious patronage of the European trading nations. But Alivardi also knew to be strong when circumstances needed.
He did not permit the English to circulate their Madras or Arcot rupees in Bengal, as this would mean loss in Mint revenues. But he did not harass them unnecessarily; it was only in times of extreme need that he asked them to render financial help. Thus when hard-pressed by the Maratha invasions he required the English, French and the Dutch to contribute to the safety of the province of Bengal, where they carried on their trade and enjoyed profits.
In 1744 Alivardi accused the English of helping the Marathas and ordered them to pay him 30 lakhs of rupees and in default not to carry on their trade. Some of the gomasthas of the English were actually arrested and military guards posted at their cotton cloth factories.
The English made several attempts to conciliate the Nawab through his friend Jagat Seth Fatehchand and others without success. Ultimately Mr. Forster, chief of the English factory at Qasimbazar, visited the Nawab under instruction of the Calcutta Council. A settlement was reached and the English agreed to pay a sum of three and half lakhs to the Nawab and in addition the Qasimbazar factory was to pay Rs. 30,000 to the Nawab’s generals and officers.
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Alivardi Khan ( 1671 – 9 April 1756) was the Nawab of Bengal during 1740–1756. He toppled the Nasiri Dynasty of the Nawabs and took powers of the Nawab. He is also one of the few Mughal-era leaders known for his victory during the Battle of Burdwan against the Maratha Empire
Alivardi Khan ( 1671 – 9 April 1756) was the Nawab of Bengal during 1740–1756. He toppled the Nasiri Dynasty of the Nawabs and took powers of the Nawab. He is also one of the few Mughal-era leaders known for his victory during the Battle of Burdwan against the Maratha Empire
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