Who was Gomasthas?

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The Gomasthas were the British East India Company's Indian agent, who consented to arrangements with the craftsmen and neighbourhood weavers to supply products to the firm. They set the expense of the items. The public authority was named the Gomasthas. They constrained the weavers.
Gomastha (likewise spelt Gumastha or Gumasta, Persian: specialist) depicted an Indian specialist of the British East India Company utilised in the Company's provinces to sign bonds, normally compellingly, by nearby weavers and craftsmen to convey merchandise to the Company.

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