41. Battle of Plassey (23 June 1757)

Clive's Jagir,Mir Jafar had made a grant to the Company of the Zamindari over an extensive tract around the Calcutta which is now known as ..........

24 Pargana.

The traitors of Battle of Plassey were as follows: • Jagat Set :

A Marwari Banker. After 9 years of the Battle of Plassey, the entire family of Jagat Seth was beheaded by Mir Kasim.

He had to fled and take refuge to Nawab of

Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula.

Battle of Plassey

(23 June 1757)

On 23 June 1757, the Battle of Plassey was fought between the forces of Siraj Ud Daulah, and his French support troops and the troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive. This event was also a part of the Seven Years War. In the battle of Plassey the forces of Nawab were defeated and...................

. Nawab fled the scene on a Camel along with his 2000 horsemen. He went first to Murshidabad and then to Patna by boat, but was eventually pursued by Mir Jafar's soldiers.

British marched out to the grove of Plassey, about ........, at the head of 1000 Europeans and 2000 sepoys, with 8 pieces of artillery. The Bengal viceroy's army numbered 35,000 foot and 15,000 horse, with 50 cannon.

100 Kilometers north of Calcutta

Problems with Farman of

1717

Battle of Chinsura

1759

The Traitors of Plassey The Nawab's army had attacked vigorously in the beginning but Clive kept his ammunitions in reserve and soldiers safe under a groove / embankment. There was a rainfall, which led the ammunition and powder of Nawab drenched while the British used tarpaulins to protect their ammunition. When the Nawab's army realized that the ...........asked the cavalry to take charge but the next moment a shot from British claimed his life. Nawab tried to reconcile with Mir Jafar, but he did not turn up

British ammunition is rendered ineffective Mir Madan

In 1759 the land tax was granted by the emperor in favor of Clive, who thus became the landlord of his own boss i.e. the East India Company. It was known as .........

Clive's Jagir.

The traitors of Battle of Plassey were as follows: • Omi Chand or Amir Chand :

He tried to get 5% from the treasure after Mir Jafar becomes Nawab but was deceived by the British by fake treaty and this shock was enough to plunge him into mental retardation. He survived for some 10 years and died anonymously.

Mir Kasim was successful but his forces were defeated in two battles by Major Adams at ...........

Gheria and Udhunala

The traitors of Battle of Plassey were as follows: • Mir Jafar :

He became the first titular Nawab of Bengal paving the way for British Empire in India.

The traitors of Battle of Plassey were as follows: • Rai Durlab:

He was the treasurer of Nawab.

In the Farman of 1717, there was one confusing provision which became the reason of main contention between the company and Nawab of Bengal. It was, whether the private trade of the company servants was under the Farman or not. This is very much similar to what happened recently in 2G case. Some people obtained license in peanuts and sold them in huge amounts......... and some of them even sold the dastaks to Indians on high rates. This was the main issue between the nawabs and British.

It happened that time that the company servants used the farman for their own personal trade

The problem was the free trade. It was during Farrukhsiyar reign, in 1717, that the British East India Company purchased duty-free trading rights in all of Bengal for a mere three thousand rupees a year. Mir Kasim opposed that the imperial Dastak was discriminatory. The British could trade without paying taxes but the other local merchants with dastaks were required to pay up to 40% of their revenue as tax. In a reaction, .......... This upset the British and hostility was renewed.

Mir Kasim abolished all taxes on the local traders as well.

Battle of Chinsura1759, Mir Jafar opened secret negotiations with the representatives of the Dutch East India Company to bring troops againstthe British. The Dutch, seeing an opportunity to enhance the influence sent a force at Chinsurah, but they were defeated by the British army. The battle was fought both in sea and land. The Victories British overthrew the titular Nawab Mir Jafar and his placed his son in law ..............

Mir Kasim as Nawab of Bengal

The Traitors of Plassey The faithful commanders of Nawab were

Mir Madan and Mohan Lal.

The Clive's Jagir became a matter of inquiry in England. The Clive's claim to the property as feudal suzerain over the Company was contested by the company in 1764. In 1765, a new deed was issued, which confirmed this Jagir for 10 years. This Jagir received the sanction of the............. and it gave the absolute validity to the original Jagir. However, it was transferred to the company as a perpetual property. Annual grant of around 2.22 Lakh Rupees was paid to Clive from 1765 till 1774, when he shot himself to death. After that whole proprietary rights were reverted to the company. This was the climax of Clive's career

Mughal Emperor in 1765

Mir Kasim After the Battle of Chinsura, the British deposed Mir Jafar and placed his son-in-law Mir Kasim as Nawab of Bengal. Mir Kasim, soon began to show a will of his own, and to cherish dreams of independence. He eventually shifted his capital from ............where he raised an independent army.

Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar

On 2 July 1757, Siraj-Ud-Daulah was executed under orders from Mir Miran, son of Mir Jafar. Post Battle, Mir Jafar was placed as a titular ............. The British extracted enormous sums from Mir Jafar as the price of his elevation. Mir Zafar paid 1 Crore 77 Lakh Rupees as compensation for the attack on Calcutta to the company and the traders of the city. The East India Company claimed 1.5 Crore. Clive was promised 280,000 Rupees. The long cherished dream of becoming Nawab of Bengal of Mir Jafar was achieved.

Nawab of Bengal in 1757

The forces of Mir Kasim overran the Company offices in ........ killing several Europeans including the resident. In the initial skirmishes,

Patna in 1763,

The traitors of Battle of Plassey were as follows: Ghaseti Beghum:

The rich maternal aunt of Nawab.

The traitors of Battle of Plassey were as follows: Manik Chand:

This was an officer in Calcutta

The Traitors of Plassey • The right arm of the army was commanded by Rai Durlabh, Center by.............

Yar Lutuf Khan and Left close to British by Mir Jafar, all traitors

In 1758 Clive' was appointed by the court of directors as the first governor of .............

all the company's settlements in Bengal.

But he could not bear the extortionist policies of the British for long. When he realized that British expectations were limitless he tried to wriggleout of their grip. For this he took the...............

help of the Dutch.

This Twenty-Four Parganas included the country immediately surrounding Calcutta, except city.In 1757, the East India Company obtained the Zamindari rights over this territory so now it could collect the cultivator's rent, subject to tax paid to...........

the Nawab as the representative of the Mughal Emperor.