Which one of the following statements about the Treaty of Allahabad is correct ........

Ancient and Medival History Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

Which one of the following statements about the Treaty of Allahabad is correct?

It was concerned with the Battle of Plassey.

It was imposed by force on the incumbent Mughal Emperor and deprived the Emperor of his property and land in lieu of protection.

The rights given by this treaty allowed the Company to collect revenue directly from the people certain provinces.

None of the above is correct.

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Explanation:

It was signed in 1765, between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II,and Robert, Lord Clive as a result of the Battle of Buxar of 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.