Treaty of Allahabad
E166601
The Treaty of Allahabad was a 1765 agreement that marked the formal beginning of British political control in India by granting the East India Company revenue-collecting rights (Diwani) over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Allahabad canonical | 8 |
| Treaty of Allahabad (1765) | 5 |
| Allahabad Treaty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Treaty of Allahabad Context triple: [Battle of Buxar, followedBy, Treaty of Allahabad]
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Treaty of Seringapatam
The Treaty of Seringapatam was a 1792 agreement that ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War, forcing Tipu Sultan to cede large territories and pay a heavy indemnity to the British and their allies.
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Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War and established a period of relative peace and political stability in late 18th-century India.
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Treaty of Lahore (1846)
The Treaty of Lahore (1846) was the agreement that ended the First Anglo-Sikh War, marking the defeat of the Sikh Empire and ceding significant territory and power to the British East India Company.
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Treaty of Amritsar (1809)
The Treaty of Amritsar (1809) was an agreement between the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company that defined their respective spheres of influence in northern India, effectively recognizing Sikh control over much of Punjab while limiting expansion south of the Sutlej River.
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Treaty of Purandar (1776)
The Treaty of Purandar (1776) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that reshaped their political and territorial relations during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of Allahabad Target entity description: The Treaty of Allahabad was a 1765 agreement that marked the formal beginning of British political control in India by granting the East India Company revenue-collecting rights (Diwani) over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
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A.
Treaty of Seringapatam
The Treaty of Seringapatam was a 1792 agreement that ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War, forcing Tipu Sultan to cede large territories and pay a heavy indemnity to the British and their allies.
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B.
Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War and established a period of relative peace and political stability in late 18th-century India.
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C.
Treaty of Lahore (1846)
The Treaty of Lahore (1846) was the agreement that ended the First Anglo-Sikh War, marking the defeat of the Sikh Empire and ceding significant territory and power to the British East India Company.
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D.
Treaty of Amritsar (1809)
The Treaty of Amritsar (1809) was an agreement between the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company that defined their respective spheres of influence in northern India, effectively recognizing Sikh control over much of Punjab while limiting expansion south of the Sutlej River.
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E.
Treaty of Purandar (1776)
The Treaty of Purandar (1776) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that reshaped their political and territorial relations during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century treaty
ⓘ
historical treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Treaty of Allahabad
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surface form:
Allahabad Treaty
|
| appliesToRegion |
Bengal
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Orissa ⓘ |
| category |
Treaties of the British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaties of British India
Treaties of the British East India Company ⓘ
surface form:
Treaties of the East India Company
|
| consequenceForEastIndiaCompany | control over tax revenues of rich eastern provinces ⓘ |
| consequenceForMughalEmperor | loss of effective territorial control ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| dateSigned | 1765 ⓘ |
| effect |
beginning of formal British political control in India
ⓘ
recognition of East India Company as Diwan ⓘ reduction of Mughal Emperor to pensioner status ⓘ transfer of revenue administration to East India Company ⓘ weakening of Nawab of Awadh ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
|
| grantedRevenueCollection |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
surface form:
Bihar Subah
Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Orissa region
|
| grantedRight |
Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
ⓘ
surface form:
Diwani of Bengal
Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Diwani of Bihar
Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Diwani of Orissa
|
| grantedTo |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| historicalContext | aftermath of Battle of Buxar ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British rule in India ⓘ |
| language |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
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| legalInstrumentFor | Company rule in eastern India ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperial farman-backed treaty ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Allahabad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
|
| marks | start of Company rule in Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf | expansion of British Empire in India ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | shift of power from Indian rulers to East India Company ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Buxar ⓘ |
| signatory |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula
|
| signedBy |
Shah Alam II
ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ representatives of the East India Company ⓘ |
| signedIn | Allahabad ⓘ |
| subject |
political authority in Bengal
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revenue collection rights ⓘ |
| typeOfRightGranted | fiscal sovereignty ⓘ |
| year | 1765 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Allahabad Description of subject: The Treaty of Allahabad was a 1765 agreement that marked the formal beginning of British political control in India by granting the East India Company revenue-collecting rights (Diwani) over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
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