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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the Treaty of Allahabad and its impact, answer the following:
Explain how the treaty between Robert Clive and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II legalized English East India’s Company’s control over Bengal.
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उत्तर
The British gave Shah Alam II the districts of Kora and Allahabad and an annual pension of 26 lakh rupees. In return, the emperor (the nominal head of the Mughal empire) granted the Company the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, e., the right to collect revenue from these provinces and judge civil cases. The Company’s control over Bengal was made legal.
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| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Shuja-ud-daulah | (a) Nawab of Bengal |
| 2. Shah Alam II | (b) Founder of British Empire in India |
| 3. Mir Qasim | (c) 1765 |
| 4. Siraj-ud-daulah | (d) 1765–1772 |
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| 6. Battle of Buxar | (f) Formed an alliance with the Mughal Emperor and Nawab of Awadh. |
| 7. Grant of Diwani | (g) Mughal Emperor |
| 8. Dual Government | (h) Nawab of Awadh |
| 9. Clive | (i) 1757 |
| 10. Forth William | (j) 1764 |
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