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title: Robert Clive & Shah Alam
author: Benjamin West
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16415/robert-clive--shah-alam/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-09-19
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# Robert Clive & Shah Alam
_Authored by Benjamin West_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16415.png)
## Image Caption
An 1818 painting by Benjamin West showing [Robert Clive](https://www.worldhistory.org/Robert_Clive/) (1725-1774), Governor General of Bengal and representative of the [East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/East_India_Company/), meeting the Mughal emperor Shah Alam in 1765 to gain tax collecting rights. (British Library, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
West, B. (2022, September 19). Robert Clive & Shah Alam. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
West, Benjamin. "Robert Clive & Shah Alam." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 19, 2022. .
### MLA
West, Benjamin. "Robert Clive & Shah Alam." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Sep 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shah_%27Alam_conveying_the_grant_of_the_Diwani_to_Lord_Clive.jpg) by [**Benjamin West**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shah_%27Alam_conveying_the_grant_of_the_Diwani_to_Lord_Clive.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 September 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.