The Diwani- the document that handed over the three richest provinces in India to the East India Company, 1765. Later, the British dignified the document by calling it the Treaty of Allahabad, though Clive had dictated the terms & a terrified Shah Alam simply waved them through. pic.twitter.com/1uiveSIOkO
— William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) September 2, 2020
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September 02, 2020 at 07:21PM
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