text: He then annexed about 2,330 sq km ( 900 sq miles ) of land due south of Calcutta to provide rents for the British settlement and to guarantee himself an income of ? £ 30,000 per year for life .
  
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  Then he annexed 900 square miles of land south of Calcutta to provide rents for British settlements and to guarantee himself a large income and investments in real estate .