Question

What made the British fight the battle of plassey

Answer 1

Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, the commander in chief of the Nawab's army, and also promised him to make him Nawab of Bengal. He defeated the Nawab at Plassey in 1757 and captured Calcutta. ... Tensions and suspicions between Siraj-ud-daulah and the British culminated in the Battle of Plassey.