Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): the armies of the east india company were recruited primarily from muslims in the bengal presidency , which consisted of bengal , bihar and uttar pradesh , and high caste hindus recruited primarily from the rural plains of oudh.
Output (English): the east india company hired mostly muslims from the bengal presidency -lrb- bengal , bihar and uttar predesh -rrb- , and high caste hindus from the rural plains of oudh , for its armies.