# Shah Alam II - Mughal emperor (overlord of Bengal)

URL: https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/rulers/shah-alam-ii
Reign: 1760 – 1806
Number in the list: 196
Dynasty: Mughal emperors (overlords)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Alam_II

Mughal emperor who granted the Diwani of Bengal to the East India Company (Treaty of Allahabad, 16 August 1765 per the Subah article). Reign years from memory (unverified).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Robert Clive (first term)](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/rulers/robert-clive-first-term)
- Next in list: [John Zephaniah Holwell (interim)](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/rulers/john-zephaniah-holwell-interim)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1760 - [Mir Qasim Becomes Nawab and Opens Chittagong to the Company](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1760-mir-qasim-becomes-nawab-and-opens-chittagong-to-the-company)
- 1763 - [Sannyasi and Fakir Rebellion](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1763-sannyasi-and-fakir-rebellion)
- 1764 - [Battle of Buxar](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1764-battle-of-buxar)
- 1765 - [Treaty of Allahabad and the Grant of the Diwani](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1765-treaty-of-allahabad-and-the-grant-of-the-diwani)
- 1769 - [Great Bengal Famine of 1770](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1769-great-bengal-famine-of-1770)
- 1779 - [Rennell's Bengal Atlas](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1779-rennell-s-bengal-atlas)
- 1781 - [Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection, Dhaka](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1781-armenian-church-of-the-holy-resurrection-dhaka)
- 1793 - [Permanent Settlement of Bengal](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1793-permanent-settlement-of-bengal)
- 1800 - [Decline of Dhaka's Muslin Trade](https://allhistories.com/bangladesh/timeline/1800-decline-of-dhaka-s-muslin-trade)