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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 38

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 08 Feb 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q38

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In which of the following years did Shah Alam grant the Diwani of Bengal province, i.e. the responsibility of collecting revenue, to the East India Company?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 1765. 

  • Shah Alam granted the Diwani of Bengal to the East India Company in 1765.

Shah Alam II

  1. He  also known by his birth name Ali Gauhar, was the seventeenth Mughal emperor and the son of Alamgir II.
  2. He became the emperor of a crumbling Mughal Empire.
  3. He was defeated in the Battle of Buxar (fought between 22 and 23 October 1764) by the British.
  4. He sought the protection by signing the Treaty of Allahabad in the year 1765.
  5. He was forced to grant the Diwani (right to collect revenue) of Bengal (which included Bihar and Odisha) to the East India Company in return for an annual tribute of 2.6 million rupees to be paid by the company from the collected revenue.