Question

Mir Qasim replaced Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal by giving the districts of ______ to the East India Company.

(A) Burdwan, Midnapore, Chittagong
(B) Surat, Bombay, Calcutta
(C) Mahe, Yanam, Chandranagar
(D) All of these

Answer 1

Hint:Two of the districts that were given to the East India Company were the districts of West Bengal and one is a district located in the south-eastern region
of Bangladesh. These three districts were assigned to the company for the maintenance of their troops and to pay the outstanding debts of Mir Qasim.

Complete step by step answer: Mir Qasim replaced Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal by giving the districts of Burdwan, Midnapore, Chittagong to the East India Company. Burdwan and Midnapore were the districts of West Bengal at that time whereas Chittagong is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. These districts were assigned to the company for the maintenance of their troops, to pay the outstanding debts of Mir Qasim and two hundred thousand pounds were paid in cash to the Calcutta Council.

Additional Information Burdwan is now known as Bardhaman, a city and a municipality in West Bengal. Midnapore is also known as Medinipur which is also a state and municipality in West Bengal. It is situated on the banks of the Kangsabati River. Chittagong is a district located in Bangladesh and is famous for its port, which is the second largest in Bangladesh.

Option (A)

Note: Mir Jafar was the father-in-law of Mir Qasim, who was also installed by the British in reply to his treachery in the Battle of Plassey. Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1764. The British defeated Mir Jafar and the Dutch forces at Chinsurah and made him the new Nawab of Bengal in 1759. However, they soon came into a dispute over the issue of East India Company not paying taxes to Mir Qasim.