Jagat Seth banking family
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The Jagat Seth banking family was an influential and immensely wealthy clan of bankers in 18th-century Bengal who played a pivotal role in regional politics and finance, including involvement in the events leading to the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banking family
ⓘ
business dynasty ⓘ merchant banker ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
Murshidabad ⓘ |
| businessModel |
bill of exchange (hundi) operations
ⓘ
credit provision to rulers and merchants ⓘ |
| client |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| currencyDealtIn |
gold coins
ⓘ
rupees ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| economicRole |
financier of land revenue system
ⓘ
state banker of Bengal ⓘ |
| era | late Mughal period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Marwari ⓘ |
| involvedIn | conspiracy against Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bengali
ⓘ
Marwari ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| meaningOfTitle | Banker of the World ⓘ |
| notableFor |
financing regional rulers
ⓘ
immense wealth in 18th-century Bengal ⓘ involvement in the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ political influence in Bengal ⓘ role in the Battle of Plassey context ⓘ |
| occupation |
banking
ⓘ
moneylending ⓘ revenue farming ⓘ |
| opposed | Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| patron | Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| politicalRole | kingmaker in Bengal politics ⓘ |
| region | Bengal ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Jagat Seth (titleholder) ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| supported | Mir Jafar ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Jagat Seth ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the richest families in 18th-century India ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.