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The Last Mughal Emperor in Bengal's Shadows
While the British consolidated power after Plassey and Buxar, the symbolic authority of the Mughal Empire lingered in Bengal through a series of puppet rulers. This episode explores the tragic figure of Shah Alam II, who fled Delhi to seek protection from the East India Company, only to become financially enslaved by them in Calcutta. We examine the Treaty of Allahabad, where the Diwani rights were granted not as a gift but as a mechanism for debt repayment. Lucas and Luna discuss how the Mughal court in exile operated within the shadows of colonial ambition, detailing the interactions…
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