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After the Battle of Buxar, the Diwani rights of Bengal went to the _________.

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Nawab
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British
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The correct option is B British
The British defeated the joint forces of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam, and Mir Qasim at the Battle of Buxar. Post this event the British East India Company gained more ruling power in India. They got the Diwani rights in Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa. Diwani rights were the rights to collect revenue.

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