Question

What does the term 'Diwani' mean?

• A. The right to encroach peasant lands.
• B. The law against bonded slave labour.
• C. The right to practice business in any jurisdiction of the empire.
• D. The right to collect revenue and handle the administration of a region.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The right to collect revenue and handle the administration of a region.

The right to collect revenue and handle the administration of a region is called a Diwani. On 12 August 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal.