Our history(India), British Rule (001)

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 The Company Becomes the Diwan

On 12 August 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the East India

Company as the Diwan of Bengal. The actual event most probably

took place in Robert Clive’s tent, with a few Englishmen and

Indians as witnesses. But in the painting above, the event is

shown as a majestic occasion, taking place in a grand setting.

The painter was commissioned by Clive to record the memorable

events in Clive’s life. The grant of Diwani clearly was one such

event in British imagination.

As Diwan, the Company became the chief financial

administrator of the territory under its control. Now it had to

think of administering the land and organising its revenue

resources. This had to be done in a way that could yield enough

revenue to meet the growing expenses of the company. A trading

company had also to ensure that it could buy the products it

needed and sell what it wanted.

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