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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Why did the British fortify their trade settlement in Calcutta?
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उत्तर
Siraj-ud-Daulah ordered the British to pay taxes to him like all other Indian merchants. The British refused to do so. This angered the young nawab. In anticipation of a war with the French, who had a trading settlement in Chandemagore, the British began to fortify Calcutta.
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