Identify the historical event the painting shows. (A) Mughal Emperor Shah Alam conveying the grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive (B) English diplomat Sir Thomas Roe being received by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (C) Jesuits at Akbar’s court. (D) None of the Above Answer : A The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II had granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa to the East India Company in 1765. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 16 August 1765 between Shah Alam II, and Robert Clive, of the East India Company, in the aftermath of the Battle of Buxar of 22 October 1764.
Can you identify which historical event the painting shows? (A) First Anglo-Afghan War (B) Second Anglo-Afghan War (C) Third Anglo-Afghan War (D) Fourth Anglo-Afghan War Answer - A Dr. William Brydon was the lone British survivor who rode into Jalalabad in Afghanistan in January 1842, bringing the first news of the devastating retreat from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War. Brydon was a British doctor who was assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army. The First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42) was fought between the British East India Company (EIC) and, the Emirate of Afghanistan. The war caused the greatest misfortune that ever befell the British army and dealt a severe blow to their prestige in India.