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Question
This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.

What is the importance of this battle?
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Solution
Mir Qasim was defeated and Mir Jafar was reinstated on the throne.
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