Question

After the Battle of Plassey, Mir Jafar was considered to be a puppet in the hands of the British. Why?

Answer 1

Answer :

After the battle of Plassey , Mir Jafar was considered to be a puppet in the hands of British because of all these reasons :

♪ Mir Jafar had to pay a heavy amount to the British as a compensation for attack on the fort William by Siraj - Ud - Daula.

♪ He was a nawab for namesake but he should follow the rules of British and administration was in the hands of British.

♪He was failed to meet the increasing demands of British.

Answer 2

Answer:

In 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, Nawab Mir Jafar conferred the 24 Paraganas of Bengal to the British and also the Jangli mahals (small administrative units), as a result he was propped up as the Puppet Nawab.