The treaty was a major turning point as it transformed the East India Company from a trading company into an administrative authority in India. The Diwani of Bengal (which included Bihar and Orissa), was also given to the Company, which meant that the Company had complete authority over the revenue of Bengal. Storming of the Allahabad Fort and the city by General Neill | AuthorĪccording to the treaty, the Mughal emperor was confined to the fort of Allahabad under the Company’s surveillance, and Allahabad was handed over to the British. The Mughals and their allies lost this battle to the Company and, consequently, Emperor Shah Alam II was detained in the fort of Allahabad and a treaty signed between the East India Company and the Mughals.
On 21st October 1764, the combined armies of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh and Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal took on Major Hector Munro of the East India Company in the Battle of Buxar. Battles continued among the later Mughals, who struggled to control the city and its well-armed garrison fort. In 1659 CE, Aurangzeb also chased his brothers from this fort when he proclaimed himself Emperor of India. The Mughal city of Ilahabas founded by Emperor Akbar became the capital of his rebellious son, Shah Salim (later, Emperor Jahangir), when he held his coronation in the fort of Allahabad in 1600CE.ĭecades later, Allahabad was besieged by Prince Khurram (later, Shah Jahan), after the battle of Jhunsi, when he revolted against Emperor Jahangir and Nur Jehan in 1623 CE.
Today, while Allahabad has been renamed as Prayagraj, the British legacy can be seen from the iconic British monuments that dot the city. For example, few in India know that Allahabad was declared the capital of British India for one day on 1st November 1858, when Lord Canning read the famous royal proclamation announcing Queen Victoria had assumed direct control of British India from the East India company. Allahabad has always been a chosen city, not just of the Mughals but of the British East India Company and later the British Raj.
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