Multiple choice

What was the term used for the revenue collecting department of the state?

  1. Chavni

  2. diwan-e-khas

  3. Diwani

  4. Kachehri

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Explanation

Diwani was the term used for the revenue collecting department or the right to collect revenue in the Mughal and later British administrative system. The British East India Company obtained the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in 1765 after the Battle of Buxar. Chavni referred to military camps, while Kachehri was an administrative office.