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3 Ruling the Countryside - NCERT
OUR PASTS III26 Fig. 1 Fig. 1 Fig. 1 Fig. 1 Fig. 1 Robert Cliveaccepting the Diwaniof Bengal, Bihar andOrissa from the Mughalruler in 1765 The Company Becomes the DiwanOn 12 August 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the East IndiaCompany as the Diwan of Bengal. The actual event most probablytook place in Robert Clive s tent, with a few Englishmen andIndians as witnesses. But in the painting above, the event isshown as a majestic occasion, taking place in a grand painter was commissioned by Clive to record the memorableevents in Clive s life. The grant of Diwani clearly was one suchevent in British Diwan, the Company became the chief financialadministrator of the territory under its control. Now it had tothink of administering the land and organising its revenueresources. This had to be done in a way that could yield enoughrevenue to meet the growing expenses of the company.
26 OUR PASTS – III Fig. 1Fig. 1Fig. 1 – Robert Clive accepting the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from the Mughal ruler in 1765 The Company Becomes the Diwan
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