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12 August
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East India Company receives the Diwani of Bengal
On 12 August 1765, Mughal emperor Shah Alam II appointed the East India Company as Diwan of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, giving it a central role in revenue administration.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.