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Similarly, you may ask, what Farman did the company get issued by Aurangzeb?

The East India Company came as a trading Company in India during the Mughal Period. The Company first get a farman (royal decree) issued by Jahangier to set up a factory at Surat and concessions in trade. Later in 1691, Aurangzeb issued another farman granting right to duty free trade to East India Company in Bengal.

Similarly, what was a Farman during the Mughal era? Farman. Farman Mughal constitutional term meaning an irrevocable royal decree issued by the emperor. The most well known example of a farman of this type is the one which Emperor shah alam ii issued (12 August 1765) to the east india company granting them the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

Beside this, what is Farman in history?

Farman. Farman: Farman was a royal order bearing the seal of the emperor during the Mughal period of Indian history. Every piece of official document was not a farman. A farman was an order directly from the Emperor.

What was the importance of Farrukhsiyar Farman?

It was Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar which in 1717 AD, issued royal Farman (charter) granting the company important trading facilities in Bengal which included the permission of export and import British goods in Bengal without paying taxes.