Treaty of Allahabad

Treaty of Allahabad
	The Treaty of Allahabad, August 16, 1765
Context	Battle of Buxar
Signed	16 August 1765
Location	Allahabad
Signatories	Shuja-ud-Daula; Robert Clive; John Carnac;
Parties	Mughal Empire; Template:Country data East India Company;
Languages	English, Persian
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The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 16 August 1765,^[1] between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir II, and Robert Clive, of the East India Company, in the aftermath of the Battle of Buxar of 23 October 1764. The treaty was handwritten by I'tisam-ud-Din, a Bengali Muslim scribe and diplomat to the Mughal Empire.^[2]

The Treaty marked the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of British rule in India.^[3] Based on the terms of the agreement, Alam granted the East India Company Diwani rights, or the right to collect taxes on behalf of the Emperor from the eastern province of Bengal-Bihar-Orissa. These rights allowed the company to collect revenue directly from the people of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. In return, the Company paid an annual tribute of twenty-six lakhs of rupees (equal to 260,000 pounds sterling) while securing for Shah Alam II the districts of Kada and Allahabad. The tribute money paid to the emperor was for the maintenance of the Emperor's court in Allahabad. The accord also dictated that Shah Alam be restored to the province of Varanasi as long as he continued to pay a certain amount of revenue to the company. Awadh was returned to Shuja-ud-Daulah, but Allahabad and Kora were taken from him. The Nawab of Awadh Shuja ud Daulah also had to pay fifty lakhs of rupees as war indemnity to the East India Company.

Moreover, the two signed an alliance by which the company promised to support the Nawab against outside attacks provided he paid for services of the troops sent to his aid. This alliance made the Nawab dependent on the company. This was a turning point in Indian history.

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↑ Grover, B. L.; Mehta, Alka (2014). A New Look at Modern Indian History (30th ed.). S Chand Publishing. p. 364. ISBN 9788121905329.
↑ Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 12 Asia, Africa and the Americas (1700-1800). 2018. pp. 544–548.
↑ Bhattacherje, S. B. (2009). Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. A-96. ISBN 978-81-207-4074-7.

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[1] Grover, B. L.; Mehta, Alka (2014). A New Look at Modern Indian History (30th ed.). S Chand Publishing. p. 364. ISBN 9788121905329.

[christian-2] Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 12 Asia, Africa and the Americas (1700-1800). 2018. pp. 544–548.

[3] Bhattacherje, S. B. (2009). Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. A-96. ISBN 978-81-207-4074-7.

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