Shah 'Alam, Mughal Emperor (1759–1806), Conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765, Benjamin West, circa 1818
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. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1818. Dimensions: height: 290 cm (114.1 in) ; width: 400 cm (13.1 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Shah Alam II, Robert Clive. Collection: British Library. Shah 'Alam conveying the grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive