the British establish rule in India after the Battle of Plassey and buxar-explain
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The battle of Plassey (1757 AD) and the battle of Buxar (1764 AD) were decisive in establishing the British control over Bengal and Awadh respectively.
British hatched a conspiracy by which they planned to place Mir Jafar on the throne of Bengal. They first presented a near impossible set of demands which Siraj-ud-Daulah refused to comply with thereby worsening the already tense situation. A battle ensued at Plassey, (20 miles from present Murshidabad) in June 1757 AD. Mir Jafar and Rai Durlabh betrayed the Nawab and sided with the British. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah was put to death by Mir Jafar’s son Miran. The British emerged winner in the battle of Plassey.
After their victory, the British proclaimed Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal and got the right to free trade in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa (now Odisha). besides a huge sum of money as compensation. Mir Jafar could not meet the demands of the Company. Subsequently in 1760 AD, the British made Mir Qasim, son-in-law of Mir Jafar, the Nawab of Bengal. But he also did not completely bow down to the unreasonable and illegitimate demands of the British and the obvious happened. The British defeated Mir Qasim following a series of battles in 1763 AD.
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The battle of Plassey (1757 AD) and thebattle of Buxar (1764 AD) were decisive in establishing the British control over Bengal and Awadh respectively. ... TheBritish refused to comply and levied heavy duty on Indian goods entering Calcutta, which was under their control.