Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences: Why did the farman of 1717 become a bone of contention between the nawabs of Bengal and the British Company? - History and Civics

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Why did the British fortify their trade settlement in Calcutta?

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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.

Concept: The Policy of British Expansion

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