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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CHSL - 19th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q44

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When did Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam sign treaties at Allahabad with Robert Clive?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e 1765.

  • The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 12 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.
  • The treaty was handwritten by I'tisam-ud-Din, a Bengali Muslim scribe and diplomat to the Mughal Empire.