Treaty of Alinagar

TheTreaty of Alinagar(alsoTreaty of Calcutta) was signed on 9 February 1757 betweenRobert Cliveof theBritish East India Companyand theNawab of Bengal,Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah.Alinagar was the short-lived name given to Calcutta given by the Nawab after it was captured by him. The Nawab had seized theEnglish fortatCalcutta,but facing the threat ofAfghansin the rear and the military might of the English, hesignedthetreaty.

Based on the terms of the accord, the Nawab would recognize all the provisions ofMughal EmperorFarrukhsiyar'sfarmanof 1717. Moreover, allBritish goodsthat passed through Bengal would be exempt fromduties.In other tenets of the agreement, the British would not be hindered from fortifyingCalcutta,as well asmint coins in Calcutta.The signing of the treaty was one of the events leading up to the famousBattle of Plassey.The Nawab was defeated and killed by Clive and his allies the same year.

See also

• Great Britain in the Seven Years War
• List of treaties