<P> In 1759 , two years after its victory at the Battle of Plassey , the British East India Company came into possession of land near Calcutta where there were salt works . Utilizing this opportunity to make money , they doubled the land rent and imposed transit charges on the transportation of salt . </P>
<P> In 1759 , two years after its victory at the Battle of Plassey , the British East India Company came into possession of land near Calcutta where there were salt works . Utilizing this opportunity to make money , they doubled the land rent and imposed transit charges on the transportation of salt . </P>
when was the salt tax imposed by the british government
when was the salt tax imposed by the british government
1759
1759