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What was the result of the British victory in the Battle of Buxar?
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Solution
Results of the British victory in the Battle of Buxar:
- The British East India Company gained political and military supremacy in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
- The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granted the Company the Diwani rights (right to collect revenue) of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa through the Treaty of Allahabad (1765).
- The Nawab of Awadh (Shuja-ud-Daula) had to pay a war indemnity and became a British ally.
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