Question

What is dastak in definition

Answer 1

Dastak, in 18th-century Bengal, a permit exempting European traders, mostly of the British East India Company, from paying customs or transit duties on their private trade. The name came from the Persian word for “pass.”

Answer 2

Dastak was a type of trading license that East India Company officials mostly gave to European businessmen.

• This trade authorization exempted personal products from customs or transit fees.
• After William Hamilton, a surgeon connected to the Company, healed the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar of an illness, the Mughal Emperor granted Company authorities the authority to grant trade permits.
• The dastak had a significant role in Bengal's destitution.
• Using the dastaks, company executives were able to amass personal fortunes and completely avoid paying customs fees.
• This caused Bengal to lose prosperity.
• The practice of exploiting trade regulations became institutionalized to the point where any profit Indian products gained on international markets turned into money for Britain.

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