Question

Why did company officials were called nabobs

Answer 1

because they had themselves made them the nawabs and the no. of nawabs were called nabobs..

Answer 2

Answer:

Those company officials who managed to return with wealth led flashy lives and flaunted their riches. They were called ''Nabobs'' - an anglicised version of the Indian Nawabs. They were often seen as upstarts and social climbers in British soceity and ridiculed or made fun of in British plays or cartoons.