briefly explain the battle of buxar..
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The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764, between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal till 1763. Mir Jafar was made the Nawab of Bengal for a second time in 1763 by the Company, just after the battle
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This battle altered the future path for India. The British had been interested in coastal areas including Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. This battle along with the battles of Palasi and the Anglo-French wars in Carnatic began a British conquest of India. The British claim of Bengal was solidified. By 1765 the British were essentially ruling Bihar and Bengal. The Nawab of Awadh started to become dependent on them and soon became the Nawab of Carnatic. There is still some historical tension between Britain and India. Much of this tension was created in the events leading up to the war which included misuse of Farman and Dastak by the British which challenged the authority of Mir Qasim, pressure and force applied to Indian vendors, peasants, merchants, and artisans to sell their products at ridiculously low prices, begin a trend of bribery, an abolition of all duties on internal trade from the British, and also British abuse to trade ethics and challenged Nawab authority. In that same year, there was a treaty signed after the battle by Shah Alam and Shuja-ud-daulah. These treaties were signed at Allahabad. As stated before, the English Company had direct rule over Odisha, Bihar, and Bengal; it was because of this signed treaty. Because of this treaty, the British Company was then allowed to collect revenue from the three territories. Following this the Nawab of Awadh went under British troop protection. This could be seen as either a threat, or the strengthening of these territories. In agreement to all of this, a deal was included which required the East India Company to pay an amount of 26 Lakh Rupees to the Mughal Empire every year. After all of these events, unsurprisingly, the British stopped paying this after a while. The British troops further established their superiority by essentially doing whatever it was they pleased; the East India Company promised the Nawab protection and security from any enemy or invader in exchange for a certain sum of money but they were required to pay for their service. After some time, the British Company made huge profits from extortion. One particular case that was memorable was when the son of Mir Jafar took the position of his father as the new Nawab and the British extorted large sums of money from him. This battle was more of a nail in the coffin after the British won the Battle of Plassey. Much like the bribery that happened during the Battle of Plassey, bribery was a very powerful and used tactic for the British. But even then, the end result would always be the British having their way and much more to the point where the initial receivers of the bribes were stripped of more than they received. Today, there is a monument in West Bengal commemorating the Battle of Plassey. Victory for the British in the battle of Buxar delivered promise for their future plans that involved control over Bihar and Bengal, that would further help them to impose their power and authority over the Indian subcontinent.[6]