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	The '''Treaty of Alinagar''' was signed on ~~2 Jan~~ 1757 between [[Robert Clive]] of the [[British East India Company]] and the [[Nawab]] of [[Bengal]], [[Siraj Ud Daulah\|Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula]].<ref>[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA230&lpg=PA230&dq=Delhi+july+1757&source=bl&ots=HLSZd3ahWh&sig=HYL-pTBARcMJR1aaGF2wH595yM4&hl=ja&sa=X&ei=IsdcVP_HL4r58QWho4CQBw#v=onepage&q=Delhi%20Jan%201757&f=false Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813]</ref> Alinagar was the short-lived name given to Calcutta given by the Nawab after it was captured by him. The Nawab had seized the [[Fort William, India\|English fort]] at [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]], but facing the threat of Afghans in the rear and the military might of the English, he signed the treaty.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Treaty of Alinagar {{!}} Great Britain-India [1757]\|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Alinagar\|access-date=2020-09-21\|website=Encyclopedia Britannica\|language=en}}</ref>		The '''Treaty of Alinagar''' was signed on 9 February 1757 between [[Robert Clive]] of the [[British East India Company]] and the [[Nawab]] of [[Bengal]], [[Siraj Ud Daulah\|Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula]].<ref>[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA230&lpg=PA230&dq=Delhi+july+1757&source=bl&ots=HLSZd3ahWh&sig=HYL-pTBARcMJR1aaGF2wH595yM4&hl=ja&sa=X&ei=IsdcVP_HL4r58QWho4CQBw#v=onepage&q=Delhi%20Jan%201757&f=false Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813]</ref> Alinagar was the short-lived name given to Calcutta given by the Nawab after it was captured by him. The Nawab had seized the [[Fort William, India\|English fort]] at [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]], but facing the threat of Afghans in the rear and the military might of the English, he signed the treaty.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Treaty of Alinagar {{!}} Great Britain-India [1757]\|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Alinagar\|access-date=2020-09-21\|website=Encyclopedia Britannica\|language=en}}</ref>

	Based on the terms of the accord, the Nawab would recognize all the provisions of [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Farrukh Siyar]]'s ''[[farman (decree)\|farman]]'' of 1717. Moreover, all [[Great Britain\|British]] goods that passed through Bengal would be exempt from [[duty\|duties]]. In other tenets of the agreement, the British would not be hindered from fortifying [[Calcutta]], as well as mint coins in Calcutta. The signing of the treaty was one of the events leading up to the famous [[Battle of Plassey]]. The Nawab was defeated and killed by Clive and his allies the same year.		Based on the terms of the accord, the Nawab would recognize all the provisions of [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Farrukh Siyar]]'s ''[[farman (decree)\|farman]]'' of 1717. Moreover, all [[Great Britain\|British]] goods that passed through Bengal would be exempt from [[duty\|duties]]. In other tenets of the agreement, the British would not be hindered from fortifying [[Calcutta]], as well as mint coins in Calcutta. The signing of the treaty was one of the events leading up to the famous [[Battle of Plassey]]. The Nawab was defeated and killed by Clive and his allies the same year.

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The '''Treaty of Alinagar''' was signed on 2 Jan 1757 between [[Robert Clive]] of the [[British East India Company]] and the [[Nawab]] of [[Bengal]], [[Siraj Ud Daulah|Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula]].<ref>[https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA230&lpg=PA230&dq=Delhi+july+1757&source=bl&ots=HLSZd3ahWh&sig=HYL-pTBARcMJR1aaGF2wH595yM4&hl=ja&sa=X&ei=IsdcVP_HL4r58QWho4CQBw#v=onepage&q=Delhi%20Jan%201757&f=false Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813]</ref> Alinagar was the short-lived name given to Calcutta given by the Nawab after it was captured by him. The Nawab had seized the [[Fort William, India|English fort]] at [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], but facing the threat of Afghans in the rear and the military might of the English, he signed the treaty.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Treaty of Alinagar {{!}} Great Britain-India [1757]|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Alinagar|access-date=2020-09-21|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>

Based on the terms of the accord, the Nawab would recognize all the provisions of [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Farrukh Siyar]]'s ''[[farman (decree)|farman]]'' of 1717. Moreover, all [[Great Britain|British]] goods that passed through Bengal would be exempt from [[duty|duties]]. In other tenets of the agreement, the British would not be hindered from fortifying [[Calcutta]], as well as mint coins in Calcutta. The signing of the treaty was one of the events leading up to the famous [[Battle of Plassey]]. The Nawab was defeated and killed by Clive and his allies the same year.

==See also==
* [[Great Britain in the Seven Years War]]
*[[List of treaties]]

==References==
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[[Category:1757 treaties|Treaty of Alinagar]]
[[Category:Treaties of the Kingdom of Great Britain|Alinagar, Treaty of]]
[[Category:Treaties of the Mughal Empire]]
[[Category:1757 in the Mughal Empire]]

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