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Download Solution PDFWhen did Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam sign treaties at Allahabad with Robert Clive?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1765.
Important Points
- Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765 by Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II with Robert Clive marking the beginning of British Rule in India.
- Through this treaty, East India Company was granted to collect taxes from the eastern province of Bengal-Bihar-Orrisa in return for which Shah Alam II was given Kora and Allahabad.
- The company promised to support Shuja-ud-Daulah, Nawab of Awadh against attacks which made him dependent on the company for which he had paid Rs. 53 lakhs.
- This treaty followed the Battle of Buxar in which Mughal emperors were lost to the Company.
- This treaty made the company richer and now they didn’t require any money from England.
- Treaty of Allahabad was written by I’tisam-ud-Din who was a diplomat to the Mughal Empire.
Additional Information
- Treaties signed in 1766: Treaty of Batticaloa (Dutch Imperial possession in Sri Lanka)
- Nawab of Bengal was having only judicial powers but the power to collect revenue and taxed was vested in the company.
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