Locate and label plassey and buxar on the political map of India
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Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 in the Plassey (or Palashi) region of West Bengal, on the east of Bhagirathi river.
Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.
Background
Siraj-ud-Daulah: The then Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah succeeded his grandfather Alavardi Khan after his death.
Alavardi Khan was the Deputy Governor of Bihar who assumed the throne after killing Sarfaraz Khan, an incapable son of Murshiq Quli Khan, Dewan of Bengal.
Siraj-ud-Daulah was surrounded by a number of rivals in his own court who helped the British in winning the Battle of Plassey.
battle of Buxar
Background
Mir Qasim: He was the ablest among all the successors of Alavardi Khan.
Mir Qasim, an efficient and strong ruler, determined to improve the affairs of the state and shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger (Bihar) in 1762.
He realized the importance of a full treasury and an efficient army required to maintain his independence.
Mir Qasim regarded himself as an independent ruler which was a problem for the British as they wanted him to be a puppet in their hands.
