How did the east india company benefit from getting diwani
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Brits (The Company) got the benefit of collecting the tax from the richest state in India: Bengal! Plus two more kingdoms. This made the Company rich and they made a friendly relationship with the local kings. This was one of their many steps to slowly chloroform India into giving the Brits their power.
In 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal. The Diwani right to the East India Company benefited it in several ways:
The Diwani allowed the Company to use the vast revenue resources of Bengal.
Trade was monopolised by the East India Company. The company began direct plunder of India’s wealth.
The Company expenses were being financed from the Revenues of India. These revenues were used to purchase cotton and silk textiles in India, maintain Company troops, and meet the cost of building the Company fort and offices at Calcutta.
To monopolize trade & dictate terms. The company used its political power. They could impose their own prices that had no relation to the costs of production.
The company used revenue of Bengal to finance exports of Indian goods.