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THE THREE IRON LADIES
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DAKATS OF BENGAL || PART—1
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SAFFRON SWORDS || SANNYASI BIDROHA || BENGAL—”1763-1800”
SAFFRON SWORDS SANNYASI BIDROHA BENGAL—”1763-1800” SARASIJ MAJUMDER BACK GROUND: The primary Mughal Farman for the British East India Company ( EIC ) was issued in 1717 by Emperor Farrukh Siyar and is known as the “Magna Carta of the Company”. This royal decree granted the Company significant trade concessions, including duty-free