Question

- What was the prime objective of the East India Company after assassinating Sirajuddaulah?

Answer 1

Answer:

After the defeat at Plassey, Sirajuddaulah was assassinated and Mir Jafar made the nawab. The Company was still unwilling to take over the responsibility of administration. Its prime objective was the expansion of trade.

or

The East India Company was initially created in 1600 to serve as a trading body for English merchants, specifically to participate in the East Indian spice trade. It later added such items as cotton, silk, indigo, saltpeter, tea, and opium to its wares and also participated in the slave trade.

Answer 2

The primary objective of the east india company after assassinating sirajuddaulah is expansion of trade