12 August in Hindu history
12 August 1765
Company gets the Diwani of Bengal
By the Treaty of Allahabad, Shah Alam II grants the Company the right to collect the revenue of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. The drain of Bengal’s wealth to Britain begins.
By the Treaty of Allahabad, Shah Alam II grants the Company the right to collect the revenue of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. The drain of Bengal’s wealth to Britain begins.