Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
E243397
The Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was the Mughal imperial grant of revenue-collecting rights over these provinces, which effectively gave the British East India Company control of their civil administration and finances in the 18th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diwani of Bengal | 1 |
| Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa canonical | 1 |
| Diwani of Bihar | 1 |
| Diwani of Orissa | 1 |
| East India Company administration in Bengal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2194521 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa Context triple: [EIC, securedPrivilege, Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa]
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A.
Mughal Subah of Bengal
The Mughal Subah of Bengal was a wealthy and strategically important Mughal imperial province in eastern South Asia, centered on Bengal before its reorganization under British colonial rule.
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B.
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was a late 18th-century land revenue system introduced by the British that fixed land taxes permanently and created a class of hereditary zamindar landlords, profoundly shaping Bengal’s agrarian and social structure.
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C.
Mughal legal system
The Mughal legal system was the judicial framework of the Mughal Empire, combining Islamic jurisprudence—primarily Hanafi fiqh—with imperial edicts and local customs to govern its diverse population.
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D.
Dabir-ul-Mulk
Dabir-ul-Mulk was an honorific court title in Mughal India denoting a high-ranking official or courtier, historically associated with distinguished figures such as the poet Mirza Ghalib.
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E.
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri is a comprehensive 17th-century compilation of Hanafi Islamic law that became a key legal reference in the Mughal Empire and later in South Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa Target entity description: The Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was the Mughal imperial grant of revenue-collecting rights over these provinces, which effectively gave the British East India Company control of their civil administration and finances in the 18th century.
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A.
Mughal Subah of Bengal
The Mughal Subah of Bengal was a wealthy and strategically important Mughal imperial province in eastern South Asia, centered on Bengal before its reorganization under British colonial rule.
-
B.
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was a late 18th-century land revenue system introduced by the British that fixed land taxes permanently and created a class of hereditary zamindar landlords, profoundly shaping Bengal’s agrarian and social structure.
-
C.
Mughal legal system
The Mughal legal system was the judicial framework of the Mughal Empire, combining Islamic jurisprudence—primarily Hanafi fiqh—with imperial edicts and local customs to govern its diverse population.
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D.
Dabir-ul-Mulk
Dabir-ul-Mulk was an honorific court title in Mughal India denoting a high-ranking official or courtier, historically associated with distinguished figures such as the poet Mirza Ghalib.
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E.
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri is a comprehensive 17th-century compilation of Hanafi Islamic law that became a key legal reference in the Mughal Empire and later in South Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal imperial grant
ⓘ
revenue-collecting right ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Governors of East India Company presidencies
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company officials
|
| administeredFrom | Calcutta ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Bengal
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Orissa ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| beneficiary | British East India Company shareholders ⓘ |
| confersRight |
civil administration control
ⓘ
financial administration control ⓘ revenue collection ⓘ |
| countryAffected | India ⓘ |
| dateGranted | 1765 ⓘ |
| documentType | grant of diwani rights ⓘ |
| effect |
beginning of Company rule in Bengal
ⓘ
decline of effective Mughal authority in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ establishment of dual government in Bengal ⓘ separation of revenue collection from nominal Mughal sovereignty ⓘ transfer of fiscal sovereignty to the British East India Company in eastern India ⓘ |
| field |
colonial governance
ⓘ
fiscal administration ⓘ |
| followedBy | formal British Crown rule in India (after 1858) ⓘ |
| governanceModel | dual system of administration (diwani and nizamat separated) ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II ⓘ |
| grantedTo | British East India Company ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | from Persian word "diwan" meaning revenue office or council ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Persian ⓘ |
| legalForm | imperial farman ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized by Mughal imperial authority ⓘ |
| placeGranted | Allahabad ⓘ |
| powerShift | from Mughal and Nawabi elites to British East India Company ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mughal provincial revenue administration ⓘ |
| precondition |
Battle of Buxar
ⓘ
defeat of Mughal and Nawabi forces by the British East India Company ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Company rule in India
ⓘ
Permanent Settlement of Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Permanent Settlement (as later revenue arrangement in Bengal)
colonial revenue system in India ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Treaty of Allahabad
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surface form:
Treaty of Allahabad (1765)
|
| relatedOrganization |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Mughal court ⓘ |
| significance |
gave the British East India Company control over tax revenues of rich eastern provinces
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marked the start of large-scale British territorial power in India ⓘ weakened the authority of the Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa Description of subject: The Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was the Mughal imperial grant of revenue-collecting rights over these provinces, which effectively gave the British East India Company control of their civil administration and finances in the 18th century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cornwallis Code
this entity surface form:
East India Company administration in Bengal
this entity surface form:
Diwani of Bengal
this entity surface form:
Diwani of Bihar
this entity surface form:
Diwani of Orissa