Give Three Causes and Consequences each of 1. Battle of Plassey 2. Battle of Buxar
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1.Battle of buxar
CAUSES - The seeds of the Battle of Buxar were sown after the Battle of Plassey, when Mir Qasim became the Nawab of Bengal. The primary cause was the conflict between the English and Mir Qasim. Mir Qasim was an independent ruler and was the strongest and ablest of all Nawabs. He undertook some reformation, under which there was a reduction in expenditure on administration and palaces; fire locks and guns were manufactured, there was regular payment of salaries, new taxes were imposed and the capital was shifted from Monghyar to Murshidabad, which annoyed the British nobles and officers. The English wanted Mir to remain as a puppet in their hands. But, he always wanted to keep himself away from the British influence. And then the conflict was started...
RESULT OF THE WAR - The Battle of Buxar had far-reaching results so far as the establishment of the British Empire in India is concerned. It influenced the political condition of Bengal in particular and that of India in general.
2..Battle of Plassey -
CAUSES - The famous Battle of Plassey was fought between Siraj-ud-Daulah-the last independent nawab of Bengal and Robert Clive- British army commander of East India Company on June 23, 1757. The causes of the battle are as follows: In 1717, the British were granted Dastaks which they misused as a guise to avoid paying taxes.
RESULT OF WAR - The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of theBritish East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The battle consolidated the Company's presence in Bengal, which later expanded to cover much of India over the next hundred years...
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