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

1765

Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam signed treaties at Allahabad with Robert Clive in 1765.

The treaties were signed after the Battle of Buxar, in which the British defeated the combined forces of the Mughal Empire and Awadh. The treaties marked a major turning point in British rule in India, and they laid the foundation for the British East India Company's eventual control of the entire subcontinent.

Under the terms of the treaties, Shuja-ud-daulah was forced to cede Allahabad and Kora to Shah Alam, and to pay a large indemnity to the British. Shah Alam, for his part, was granted the diwani, or revenue collection rights, of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. However, the real power in these provinces now lay with the British East India Company.

The treaties of Allahabad were a significant victory for the British East India Company. They gave the company a firm foothold in Bengal and Bihar, and they also made the company the dominant power in North India. The treaties also marked the beginning of the British East India Company's transformation from a trading company into a ruling power in India.