Long Answer questions. (Answer in five points)
9. State the significance of Battle of Plassey and Battle of Buxar in the history of India.
10. Look at the given picture and answer the following questions:
a) Identify two main characters in the given image.
b) What does the image depict?
Answers
9. The victory of the British in the Battle of Buxar established them as masters of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. It gave them political influence and control over Awadh and the Mughal emperor. Therefore, it laid the foundation of British rule in India.
This decisive battle confirmed British power over Bengal and Bihar after their initial success at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 and marked the end of the attempt to rule Bengal through a puppet nawab. Before the battle of Buxar, one more battle was fought. It was the Battle of Plassey, that gave the British a firm foothold over the region of Bengal. As a result of the Battle of Plassey, Siraj-Ud-Daulah was dethroned as the Nawab of Bengal and was replaced by Mir Jafar (Commander of Siraj's Army.)