How was
the struggle of Sirajud Doula
and Tipu Sultan common?
Answers
Explanation:
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over a much larger force of the Nawab of Bengal and his French[1] allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The battle helped the Company seize control of Bengal. Over the next hundred years, they seized control of most of the entire Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, and Afghanistan.
Battle of Plassey
Part of the Seven Years' War
An oil-on-canvas painting depicting the meeting of Mir Jafar and Robert Clive after the Battle of Plassey by Francis Hayman
Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, oil on canvas (Francis Hayman, c. 1762)
Date 23 June 1757
Location
Palashi, Bengal Subah
23.80°N 88.25°E
Result British victory
Territorial
changes Bengal annexed by the British East India Company.