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Question

One of the following rulers, who had granted Diwani to the East India Company, was:

  1. Farrukhsiyar
  2. Shah Alam I
  3. Shah Alam II
  4. Shuja-ud-daulah

Answer:

Option C: Shah Alam II

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Shah Alam II”.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company in 1765.