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The East India Company had thought that they had found an ideal puppet in Mir Kasim. Mir Kasim, however, belied the expectation of the company. Examine critically.

  • UPSC 2021
  • British Expansion in India

The Company's search for a more compliant Nawab than the financially exhausted Mir Jafar led it to Mir Kasim in 1760 — a choice that would prove badly miscalculated within barely two years.

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  • Why the Company Expected an Ideal Puppet
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