Shah_'Alam_conveying_the_grant_of_the_Diwani_to_Lord_Clive.jpg
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Summary
Shah 'Alam, Mughal Emperor (1759–1806), Conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765
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| Title |
Shah 'Alam, Mughal Emperor (1759–1806), Conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English:
The Mughal emperor Shah Alam hands a scroll to Robert Clive, the governor of Bengal (
Treaty of Allahabad
), which transferred tax collecting rights in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company, August 1765
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| Date | 1818 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 29 cm (11.4 in); width: 40 cm (15.7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accession number |
Foster 29
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| Source/Photographer |
British Library https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/04/east-india-company-original-corporate-raiders http://searcharchives-beta.bl.uk/permalink/f/ja42l1/IAMS032-003264600 |
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