Thread by @authorAneesh

Who granted EIC trading rights in Surat ? Mughal Empire.

Who allowed EIC to survive after Child's War ? Aurangzeb

Who granted 3 factories in Bengal in 1716 ? Mughal Farukkh Siyar

Who granted Bengal Diwani rights ? Mughal Shah Alam

The Mughal Vazir of Oudh and the Nizam of Hyderabad were the first two Indian powers to crawl before the EIC.

" EIC victory is my victory " - Shri Vajir Shuja ud Daulah

A Mughal named Shah Alam invited Gen Lake to invade Delhi and sent his son , the Shahzada Akbar III to receive him.

Henry Avery , a British freebooter attacked a Mughal ship (headed to Mecca, no less) looted it and committed outrages on female pilgrims.

Kucch nahi hua uska.

Mughals had all the riches in the world (25% of Global GDP supposedly) , but still couldn't build a navy to counter the EIC and Portuguese.

Even the all powerful Jahangir was happy paying Dastaks and toll so that MUGHAL ships could proceed to Mecca 🤣🤣

It was not till the advent of Chhatrapati Shivaji that there was a naval challenge on Western coast. Feeble attempts by Siddi of Janjira not withstanding.

Mughal rule is the reason India went under the British.

While we all feat Bahadur Shah , our history books miss out on how because of his another Mughal - Shah Alam , this Bahadur Shah Zafar was getting a British pension

The British took India from Marathas , but whatever little power the Mughals had , they used it to be friends with the EIC

Shah Alam , after getting thrashed at Buxar actually entertained the thought of Clive escorting him to Delhi and placing him on his throne.

Portuguese boats came in 1498. A British ship dropped anchor outside Surat in early 1600s

Delhi durbar hardly noticed. (Ok dont point out no Mughals in 1498)

Even the Mughal side kick - The Siddi of Janjira was powerful only within his impregnable fortress of Janjira. Rest everything he lost , mainly to a Maratha Navy.

A 1691 attack on Mumbai by him was beaten back by a bunch of Kolis led by a Parsi.