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How did the company offical become nabob

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Answered by Anonymous
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So 'nabob' became an Anglo-Indian term for East India Company servants who became very rich through corrupt trade and other practices.Robert Clive before becoming governor of Bengal in 1764 had become very rich in India because of this he was cross examined by the British parliament in 1772 because the parliament was suspicious of his vast wealth.After the Battle of Plassey, the original nawabs of Bengal were forced to give land and vast sums of money as personal gifts to Company officials.

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Answered by shiya12
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  • After the Battle of Plassey, the original nawabs of Bengal were forced to give land and vast sums of money as personal gifts to Company officials.

  • This new money and power corrupted the Company's officials and servants, and they too began dreaming of living like nawabs

  • Britain was a poor country in those days, constantly fighting with its European neighbours, and and most of the East India Company's staff came from very poor English homes.

  • So 'nabob' became an Anglo-Indian term for East India Company servants who became very rich through corrupt trade and other practices.

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