Who took bribes from the Dutch East India Company?
Mohammad Beg
Abbas II
Vakhtang V
Saru Taqi
Answer
Mohammad Beg was a 17th century nobleman who served as a minister under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. He is best known for taking bribes from the Dutch East India Company, which he used to enrich himself and his family. The bribes led to the Dutch gaining a monopoly on the trade of pepper from the Malabar Coast.
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