5 Questions
What event took place on 12 August 1765?
The Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal.
Who commissioned the painting shown in Fig. 1?
Robert Clive.
What was the role of the Company as Diwan?
The Company became the chief financial administrator of the territory and had to administer the land and organize its revenue resources.
What was the purpose of the Company in administering the land?
To yield enough revenue to meet the growing expenses of the company.
What were the additional responsibilities of a trading company as Diwan?
To ensure that it could buy the products it needed and sell.
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