Effects of battle of Plassey and battle of buxar
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The consequences of battle of plassey was:
. 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 Murshidabad.
. Britishers gained political and economical power in Bengal which was the wealth-house of India. They could now indirectly rule their territory.
. Siraj-ud-daula was replaced by Mir Jafar who was a puppet in the hands of company and did not have any independents power of his own.
. The Company got twenty-four Paraganas in Bengal from Mir J afar. This made them more prosperous.
. 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 ‘ more depended on Europe for finance.
Consequences of battles of buxar:
1. It led to the signing of the Allahabad Treaty in 1765 by Lord Robert Clive with Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
2. With the defeat of Mir Kasim, the rule of Nawabs came to an end.
3. Diwani rights or fiscal rights were secured which meant that the British would administer and manage revenues of large areas which included the present-day West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as of Bangladesh. The British became the masters of the people of these places.
4. In return of this right, the British would give Rs 26 lakh to the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.
5. After the Buxar victory, the English armies moved towards Awadh and established their control over Banaras and Allahabad.
The Battles of Plassey (1757) and Buxar (1764) are seminal moments in Modern Indian history as they marked the beginning on the rise of British colonial rule in India.
In 1757, the Battle of Plassey was fought by the forces of Siraj Ud Daulah (Nawab of Bengal) with the support of French support troops against the troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive. Victory at Plassey had enabled the East India company to establish a puppet Nawab on the throne of Bengal. The 1764 Battle of Buxar was more decisive in result than the Battle of Plassey, with even more significant consequences.
Consequences of Battle of Plassey:
From the military point of view, the Battle of Plassey was not an important engagement. However, what followed thereafter is often referred to as the “Plassey plunder”.
Immediately after the war, the English army and navy each received the hefty sums of money.
Prior to 1757, the English trade in Bengal was largely financed through import of bullion from England, but after Plassey not only bullion import stopped but bullion was exported from Bengal to China and other parts of India, which gave a competitive advantage to the English company over its European rivals.
Company officials made personal fortunes not only through direct extortion but also through private trade.
Consequences of Battle of Buxar:
After Buxar, the English power in Northern India became unchallengeable.
At the Treaty of Allahabad of 1765, Shah Alam granted the company the Diwani (revenue collecting rights) of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
The British resident posted at the court of Murshidabad (Bengal) gradually, by 1772, became the locus of real administrative power in the province. Thus it was in Bengal that the system of indirect rule as a policy of the company’s imperial governance was first initiated.
Conclusion
If the Battle of Plassey had made the English a powerful factor in the politics of Bengal, the victory of Buxar made them a great power of North India and contenders for the supremacy of the whole country.