Question

5) Robert Clive conspired to murder _____________. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Robert Clive was not murdered, he commited suicide because when he was asked to remove corruption form the British Administration in Bengal, he was cross-examined by the British Court which suspected that he has a wealth of about 1,04,617 Pounds.

Robert Clive was not murdered, he commited suicide because when he was asked to remove corruption form the British Administration in Bengal, he was cross-examined by the British Court which suspected that he has a wealth of about 1,04,617 Pounds.

Answer 2

Mir Jafar

Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, the commander-in-chief of the Nawab's army, and also promised to make him Nawab of Bengal. Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757 and captured Calcutta. The battle was preceded by an attack on British-controlled Calcutta by Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah and the Black Hole massacre.