Battles of Plassey and Buxar

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Black hole of Calcutta

40 British soldiers were strangled by Siraj's men

Who was Robert Clive?

A British general who came with 10 ships of soldiers from Madras

What year did the Bullion trade end?

1757, it added post battle pressure

Battle of Plassey (1757)

British troops led by Clive met Siraj-ud-Daula at the inland town of Plassey

How did Jagat Seth pay the EIC

Half upfront then the rest over 3 years

Why did Mir Kasim contest British trade?

He wanted freedom in Bengal

When was Calcutta returned?

January 1757

Who was the Nawab after Siraj was executed?

Mir Jafar

Why didnt Mir Jafar want to make Mir Kasim the "de facto"

Mir Kasim would use this power the cede over the three wealthy states to the EIC

Battle of Buxar (1763)

The EIC pushed Kasim's troops into Awadh, so the united groups of Bengal, Awadh and support from the Mughal emperor Shah Alam fought the EIC. However, they were defeated,

Who worked together to dethrone Siraj-du-Daula, who was the Nawab of Bengal?

The financier Jagat Seth, backed by Mir Jafar, and the EIC

What was diwani? Who gave it to the EIC?

The right to collect revenue and govern the entire former territory of the Bengal Nawabs, and the Mughal's

What were the interest of Siraj-ud-Daula?

To please his kingdom rather than the British

Why did Siraj-ud-Daula attack the well fortified Calcutta?

To prove a point that he was not afraid, wanted no one to challenge his sovereignty and had a powerful army


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