alleryWhich three villages did the East India Company first hold as a zamindar?
ASurat, Bombay and Madras
BCalcutta, Sultani, Govindpur
CDhaka, Patna and Cuttack
DPune, Nashik and Satara
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Calcutta, Sultani, Govindpur
1. The Company established itself first as a zamindar.
2. It held the villages of Calcutta, Sultani and Govindpur.
3. It later acquired the 24-Parganas and in 1765 gained control of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
_Source: Wikipedia, Zamindar, British era_
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