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what was the most important result of the Battle of Plassey ? Bengal after Battle of Plassey?

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Answered by ShamikPatel
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these are some of the important results which Bengal has to face after battle.
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Answered by deepak379
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The year 1757 started a memorable period in the annals of British Raj in India. With the defeat and death of Siraj-ud-daula at Plassey the foundation of British Empire was laid in India.

Mir Jafar was placed on the throne of Bengal as the Nawab on 25th June 1757, immediately after the Battle of Plassey. The New Nawab was nothing but a puppet in the hands of the British, who started playing the role of king maker. As a result of the Battle of Plassey, the English got the territory of twenty-four Parganas from the Nawab.

This made the settlement of Calcutta stronger and more prosperous. Besides, the Nawab of Bengal ceded to the British all French possessions there by making the British settlement in Bengal quite safe and sound.

By their victory at Plassey the British got a lot of trade privileged in Bengal. The new Nawab issued ordered for the freedom of Company's trade through out Bengal. The English company utilized this opportunity by dispatching their agents to re-establish subordinate trading factories in the interior of Bengal.

Thus the merchants of the East India Company grew richer and richer day by day. The company even went to the extent of establishing a mint at Calcutta and introduced its own currency to prove its sovereign authority in Bengal.

The battle of Plassey provided the British a lot of political privileges too. Mir Jafar, the Nawab of Bengal was no more than a puppet in the hands of the British. So, Clive got enough opportunity to strengthen the political base of the British not only in Bengal with also in other parts of India.

The establishment of control over Bengal made it possible for the English to conquer northern India. It enabled them to defeat Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Oudh and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. Clive tried to expand the British influence in the south at the cost of the financial resources of Bengal.

The Battle of Plassey saved the British in Bengal from commercial rivalry of other European powers. The French were forcibly ousted from Bengal for all time to come and no other European powers ever ventured to challenge the English authority in this part of India.

On the other hand, the growing supremacy of the English led to serious suffering of the inhabitants of Bengal. She fell an easy prey to the endless British exploitation.

The condition of the common of Bengal gradually deteriorated due to the weakness of the Nawab. Lawlessness and continuous economic exploitation of the servants of the company broke the backbone of Bengalese who once upon a time used to lead a prosperous life.

The Battle of Plessey ushered in a new era in the history of India. It was a turning point not only in the history of Bengal but also in the history of whole of India. It has, therefore, been rightly remarked that the Battle of Plessey marked the end of one epoch and the beginning of another.

Mir Jafar (1757-1760):

After the Battle of Plessey Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal in name only. He was an incompetent person. So through out his reign real power remained in the hands of the English. He had to face great financial crisis, because the servants of the company began to extract money from him in various ways. He had also committed to pay a huge amount of money to Clive as a mark of gratitude.

The English company also pressed him for payment of installments. Thus, Mir Jafar became restless under the great financial pressure and growing supremacy of the English. In the meanwhile Dutch hatched out a conspiracy with Mir Jafar against the English in 1759.

When it came to the notice of Clive, he sent his troops under the command of Colonel Forde who defeated the Dutch at Chinsura in 1759. The Dutch war vessels were under the control of the English in river Hugli.

In the same year Ali Gohour, the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor, rose in revolt against his father. On his way to find out a shelter for himself he besieged Patna in Bihar with the help of Shuja-ud-daula, the Nawab of Oudh. Mir Jafar felt helpless to face Ali Gohour alone.

He sought help from the English. With the help of the English Mir Jafar defeated the Mughal army. For the help Clive was given the right to realize revenue from South Calcutta, which was popularly known as Clive's Jagir. By this arrangement Mir Jafar had to suffer further loss of rupees thirty thousand personality annum.



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