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In which year did the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II appoint the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal? |
1758 1755 1760 1765 |
1765 |
The correct answer is Option 4- 1765 In 1765, after the Battle of Buxar in 1764, the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II issued the Diwani to the East India Company. This effectively granted the Company the right to collect revenue (Diwani) on behalf of the Mughal Empire in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. This decision was made in the aftermath of the Mughal Empire's decline and the Company's increasing influence in India.
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