Why did the cities like Dhaka and Murshidabad loose their importance in mid 19th
century?
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Decline of the empires, high import duty for Indian goods in Europe, influx of foreign goods in to India at cheapest price were the reasons for declining the cities like Dhaka and Murshidabad.
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Dhaka, Murshidabad and Surat were famous for their handicraft products, designing cloths, and cotton products. British’s unfair trade practice ruin our native industries and people’s life. Kings and nobles were replaced by the British officers so need for design cloths decline, it affects our artisans life.
High import duty for Indian products in Britain and Free export duty for British products in India were affects our handicrafts and artisans which makes the people to migrate from cities to rural areas.
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