The Battle of Buxar was a turning point in India. Give arguments to support this statement. write 5 to 6 points on it
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The Battle of Buxar (1764) gave the Company access to the revenues of the subas of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a subsequent edge in the contest for paramountcy in Hindustan.
After Buxar, the Company tried to introduce a measure of regulation, putting the private traders under some pressure.
At the same time, there was the flagrant use of political power by the Company to eliminate rival European competition and this was especially evident in the textile trade.
Weavers and artisans came under greater control – forced to produce exclusively for the Company that enforced a monopsony on textile production.
This was a decisive battle as it signaled the military superiority of the English army and subsequently inducted the Company as an actual revenue claimant in the political system.