The 0% Tax Loophole That Broke the British Empire

Most people think the British conquered India with mighty armies and grand battles. But in 1763, the real spark that triggered the Battle of Buxar wasn’t a cannon shot—it was an audacious economic chess move. When the British East India Company abused their trade exemptions to bleed Bengal dry, Nawab Mir Qasim responded with the greatest act of malicious compliance in history: he abolished internal transit taxes for EVERYONE. Here is the untold story of corruption, boardroom buyouts, and how a 0% tax policy provoked the British into all-out war. 🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives into untold history and economic scandals ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 - The Boardroom Buyout of Bengal 01:15 - Mir Jafar’s Empty Vaults 02:23 - The "Dastak" Scam Explained 03:44 - Mir Qasim's 3-Step Masterplan 05:31 - The 0% Tax Move (Malicious Compliance) 07:00 - The Road to Buxar #BattleOfBuxar #IndianHistory #EastIndiaCompany #MirQasim #Infotainment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scheming Weasel (faster version) by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/scheming-weasel Music promoted by Audio Library    • Scheming Weasel (faster version) – Kevin M...   "Scheming Weasel (faster version)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Investigations by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ "Drums of the Deep" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...