Q. With reference to the Treaty of 1760 between Mir Kasim and the English East India Company, consider the following statements:
1.Mir Kasim agreed to cede the Zamindari rights of the districts of Midnapore, Chittagong, and Burdwan to the English.
2.The Company promised to help Mir Kasim reorganize his army on European lines and to suppress a rebellion by the powerful Maratha chief, Janoji Bhonsle.
3.Mir Kasim transferred the capital of Bengal from Murshidabad to Monghyr to escape the immediate influence of the EIC officials in Calcutta.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct. The cession of the three districts (Midnapore, Chittagong, and Burdwan) was a major provision of the 1760 treaty, intended to cover the English war expenses in the South.
- Statement 2 is incorrect. The Treaty of 1760 primarily focused on payments and territorial concessions in exchange for installing Mir Kasim as Nawab. While Mir Kasim did reorganize his army and shift his capital, this was his subsequent independent action, not a specific promise by the Company in the treaty.
- Statement 3 is incorrect. Mir Kasim did shift the capital to Monghyr, but this was a strategic and administrative move he undertook after the treaty, as part of his attempts to consolidate power and distance himself from the EIC officials at Calcutta, not a feature of the 1760 treaty itself.
