Multiple choice

Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to East India Company?

  1. Farrukhsiyar

  2. Shah Alam-I

  3. Shah Alam-II

  4. Shujaud Daula

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor, granted the Diwani rights (the right to collect revenue) of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa to the East India Company in 1765 following the Battle of Buxar.