Treaty of Allahabad - Wikipedia Treaty of Allahabad Shah ' Alam conveying the grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive A member of the East India Company. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 12 August 1765, between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir II, and Robert, Lord Clive, of the East India Company, as a result of the Battle of Buxar of 22 October 1764. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of British rule in India. 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. Thus East India Company got appointed as the imperial tax collector for the Eastern province ( 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 Kora 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 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 also had to pay fifty - three lakhs of rupees as war indemnity to the East India Company. The Nawab of Awadh, Shuja ud Daulah, was made to pay a war indemnity of 5 million rupees to the Company. Moreover, the two signed an alliance by which the Company promised to support the Nawab against an outside attack 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. See also List of treaties References Jump up ^ Grover, B.L. ; Mehta, Alka ( 2014 ). A New Look At Modern Indian History ( 30th ed. ). S Chand Publishing. p. 364. ISBN 9788121905329. Jump up ^ Bhattacherje, S.B. ( 2009 ). Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. A -- 96. ISBN 978 - 81 - 207 - 4074 - 7. External links Wikisource : Text of Allahabad Treaty This Indian history - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Treaty_of_Allahabad&oldid=804642712 '' Categories : Treaties of the Kingdom of Great Britain British East India Company History of Bengal 1765 in India 1765 treaties Treaties of the British East India Company 1765 in Great Britain Treaties of the Mughal Empire History of Allahabad 1765 in the Mughal Empire Indian history stubs Hidden categories : EngvarB from January 2014 Use dmy dates from January 2014 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Wikisource भोजपुरी Esperanto 日本 語 ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Русский தமிழ் اردو 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 10 October 2017, at 08 : 14 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: when was the diwani of bengal appointed to east india company
Answer: 12 August 1765