What is meat by Diwani ? Who gave Diwani rights to British
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Diwani rights were the rights granted to British East India company to collect revenue and decide the civil class
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Diwani - The revenue collection rights or the right to collect revenue from a particular area.
Explanation:
Enraged by the steps taken by Mir Qasim , the British declared war and defeated Mir Qasim.
He fled to Awadh and formed an Alliance with Shuja-ud-daulah, the Nawab of Awadh, and Shah Alam II, the Mughal emperor.
The combined armies of these allies met the British forces in Buxar on 22nd October 1764.
The British defeated the allied army and emerged victorious.
A Treaty was signed in Allahabad in 1765.
Shah Alam 2 gave the Diwani, the revenue collecting rights, of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ( now Odisha) to the British.