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'Dastak' is known as

'Dastak' is known as Correct Answer Permission to trade without tax

The correct answer is Permission to trade without tax.

  • The Mughal emperor Farrukh Siyar Farman granted Dastak in 1717 and allows the East India Company to enter the kingdom.

Important Points

  • In the mid-18th century, the British East India company enjoyed and misused the benefit of dastak (free duty-free passes).
  • These passes are preventing the East India company from paying taxes during the trade, it harmed the local traders of Bengal.
  • In 1757 the Bengal Nawab Sirajjudaulah took away these rights which ultimately led to the Battle of Plassey.
  • This privilege was resented by the local Bengali rulers because it deprived them of their revenue share and because it was granted by a distant and powerless Mughal ruler sitting in Delhi with barely any authority in the province.

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