Q. As per which treaty Mughal emperor Shah Alam II granted Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to British East India Company?
Answer: Treaty of Allahabad
Notes: At the end of the Battle of Buxar (1764), the Treaty of Allahabad (August 16, 1765) was signed between Lord Clive and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh. As per the treaty, the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granted right to administer the territory and collection of taxes to British East India Company in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

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