describe the consequnces of battel of plassey
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The Plassey war lasted only for few hours. This shows Siraj-ud-daula's weaknesses and inability for the throne. He was defeated, captured and executed in his own capital. Britishers gained political and economic power in Bengal which was the wealth-house of India.
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Battle of Plassey was fought between Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daula and British East India Company led by Robert Clive.
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Battle of Plassey:
The Battle of Plassey became famous because it was the first major victory the Company won in India.
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daula and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive.
The war is often known for the ‘great betrayal’ to the Nawab due to the defection of Mir Jafar Ali Khan, who was Siraj-ud-daula’s commander in chief.
The battle took place at Plassey on the banks of the Hooghly River, about 150 kilometres north of Calcutta and south of Murshidabad, then capital of Bengal.
Consequences of Battle of Plassey:
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757.
The Plassey war lasted only for few hours.
This shows Siraj-ud-daula’s weaknesses and inability for the throne.
He was defeated, captured and executed in his own capital
Britishers gained political and economic power in Bengal which was the wealth-house of India.
They could now indirectly rule their territory.
Company would now trade from Bengal without any restrictions.
Company now become more prestigious as French rule over Indian places was also vanished.
Company became economically strong. They no more depended on Europe for finance.
The company extracted huge sums of money from Mir Jafar.
The company got one crore and seventy-seven lakh rupees as war compensation as well