GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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13 Augest 1765
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12 Augest 1765
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20 January 1768
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 12 August 1765, the Mughal emperor Shah Alam appointed the as the Diwan of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1765 the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -After death of Mir Jafar in 1765, Robert Clive forced the Mughal emperor to appoint the Company as Diwan of Bengal, so that the British could make use of the resources there. This helped the East India Company to expand trade and to divert revenue for wars.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 16 August 1765, between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir II, and Robert Clive, of the East India Company, in the aftermath of the Battle of Buxar of 22 October 1764.