Diwan Mohanlal was a Diwan of Siraj-Ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal at Murshidabad. The Nawab made the decision of elevating a Hindu bureaucrat Mohanlal as his supreme Diwan. The elevation of a Hindu to such a prominent position furnished the Muslim nobility, and in particular Mir Jafar, it was a great offense. Mir Jafar was Continue Reading