Question

why the British officials was called as nabobs in the British societies?

Answer 1

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 word nawab. 

Answer 2

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.