Battle of Buxar was one of the most decisive battles of Indian history for it demonstrated the superiority of English and made Bengal as their power centre. Elaborate (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· After the Battle of Plassey 1757, Mir Jafar was placed in throne of Bengal to act as a puppet ruler of East India Company.
· As the treasury of Bengal declined consistently to help the territorial expansion of British, subsequently fell into arrears and Mir Quasim was placed in the throne of Bengal.
· After recognizing the real motive behind British conquests, Mir Quasim started to resist against East India Company.
· He allied with Shah Alam-2, Shuja ud daula to fight against British, this resulted in Battle of Buxar, October 22 1764 where British defeated the combined armies Mughal rulers.
· This led to the signing of Treaty of Allahabad 1765 by Robert Clive in which the revenue rights of Bihar, Bengal, Orissa were given to British, Awadh was declared as buffer state.
· Further Dual government was established, Mughal ruler had no responsibility and British had the power to rule Bengal.
· Bengal was chosen as the power centre by British to increase their trade relations with India and for further territorial expansion.
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