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Q: When did Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam sign treaties at Allahabad with Robert Clive
  • A. 1764
  • B. 1766
  • C. 1765
  • D. 1767
Correct Answer: Option C - Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765 AD between Robert Clive and Emperor Shah Alam II on behalf of East India Company. Through this treaty East India Company accepted the return of District of Kara (Manikpur) and Allahabad to Shah Alam II. Also company had agreed to pay an annual Khiraja (land Tax) of 26 lakh rupees to the emperor. In return the company received the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.
C. Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765 AD between Robert Clive and Emperor Shah Alam II on behalf of East India Company. Through this treaty East India Company accepted the return of District of Kara (Manikpur) and Allahabad to Shah Alam II. Also company had agreed to pay an annual Khiraja (land Tax) of 26 lakh rupees to the emperor. In return the company received the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.

Explanations:

Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765 AD between Robert Clive and Emperor Shah Alam II on behalf of East India Company. Through this treaty East India Company accepted the return of District of Kara (Manikpur) and Allahabad to Shah Alam II. Also company had agreed to pay an annual Khiraja (land Tax) of 26 lakh rupees to the emperor. In return the company received the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.