Question

What comes under rise of the brtish power in india?

Answer 1

Bengal was the most fertile and the richest of India’s provinces.
battle of Plassey in 1757, when the English East India Company’s forces defeated Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of
The beginnings of the British political sway over India may be traced to the
The East India Company and its servants had highly profitable trading interests in the province.
After the death of Alivardi Khan, hisgrandson Siraj-ud-Daula ascended as the Nawab of Bengal.
Nawab was always suspicious towards British and their activities.
The English misused Mughal farman of 1717 and issued Dastaks (free passes for trade commodities) for ineligible persons and it resulted in great loss of revenue for Nawab.
The breaking point came when without taking the Nawab’s permission the company began to fortify Calcutta in expectation of the coming struggle with French.
The company did not listened to the repeated pleadings of Siraj-ud-Daula and it was now decided to remain in Bengal even against the wishes of the Nawab.
With inadequate preparations, Siraj seized English factory at Kazim bazaar, marched on to Calcutta and occupied Fort William and renamed it as Alinagar on 20thJune 1756.
The british retaliated swiftly. An expedtion was sent from Madras under Robert Clive to recapture Culcutta.

Answer 2

Answer:

The East India Company, which started initially as a trading company, had, by 1773, acquired territorial control over Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Madras and Bombay. The Nawab of Awadh and Carnatic were their dependents.