Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of the Battle of Buxar?

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During the Battle of Buxar in 1764, Shah Alam II was the reigning Mughal Emperor, though Mughal authority had significantly weakened. He allied with Mir Qasim, the former Nawab of Bengal, and Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh, against the English East India Company.

The defeat of this coalition exposed the decline of Mughal military power. Subsequently, under the Treaty of Allahabad (1765), Shah Alam II granted the Company the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. This agreement made the Emperor dependent on British protection and marked a decisive step toward British supremacy in India.