Question

what is diwani in indian history

Answer 1

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Diwani rights, the power to collect revenue and administer Civil cases in Bengal, was granted to the East India Company in 1765 by Shah Alam II, the mughal emperor of Delhi, in return for the districts of Kora and Allahabad and a tribute.

Answer 2

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Diwani Rights were the rights granted to British East India Company to collect revenues and decide the civil cases. ... He granted the British the Diwani rights (i.e. right to collect revenues and decide civil cases) of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in lieu of Kara, Allahabad and an annual tax of Rs 26 lakhs