Encounters & Exchanges

1725 – 1771

1729Mughal Emperor: Muhammad Shahthrough 1748

1739Sack of Delhiby Iranian General Nadir Shah. The Peacock Throne dismantled in Iran.

17543 events

1756Seven Years War between Great Britain and FranceEnds in 1763.

1757 – 17582 events

1754Nawab Shuja ud-DaulaGovernor of the province of Awadh through 1775.

1758Robert CliveGovernor of Bengal through 1760

1764Robert CliveGovernor of Bengal through 1767

17592 events

1763 – 17642 events

1765Robert Clive secures right to collect Diwani (land taxes and customs) on behalf of Shah Alam II

1770Great Bengal Famine