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What do you mean by diwani right? How did it benefit the East India Company?


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Diwani right means the right to collect revenue. Diwani allowed the East India Company to use the huge revenue resources of Bengal. The Company could use the revenue to finance its trade and other expenses and also to strengthen its military power.


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