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The Mughal Emperor who granted the Diwani rights to the British in 1765

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Exp—After the battle of Buxar in 1764, the treaty of Allahabad was signed between Robert Clive and Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. The emperor had to issue a Farman granting the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company in lieu of an annual payment of Rs 26 lakh.

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