File:Shah 'Alam conveying the grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive.jpg

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Benjamin West: Shah 'Alam, Mughal Emperor (1759–1806), Conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765  wikidata:Q119032775 reasonator:Q119032775
Artist
Benjamin West  (1738–1820)  wikidata:Q313498 q:it:Benjamin West
 
Benjamin West
Description American-British painter and architectural draftsperson
Date of birth/death 10 October 1738 / 10 November 1738 Edit this at Wikidata 11 March 1820 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Springfield Township London
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London, Roma, Philadelphia
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creator QS:P170,Q313498
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Title
Shah 'Alam, Mughal Emperor (1759–1806), Conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765 Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Shah 'Alam, Mughal Emperor (1759–1806), Conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Shah 'Alam, Mughal Emperor (1759–1806), Conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765 Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: 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
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Date circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 290 cm (114.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 400 cm (13.1 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+290U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+400U174728
institution QS:P195,Q23308
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F29 (British Library) Edit this at Wikidata
References Art UK artwork ID: shah-alam-mughal-emperor-17591806-conveying-the-grant-of-the-diwani-to-lord-clive-august-1765-191206 Edit this at Wikidata
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British Library https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/04/east-india-company-original-corporate-raiders

http://searcharchives-beta.bl.uk/permalink/f/ja42l1/IAMS032-003264600
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