Question

why did the British defeat the Nawab of Bengal in Battle of Plassey

Answer 1

becoz they wanted to captured bengal robertclivve made promise for mirzafar to make nawab after siraj ud daulah and mirzafar betroited sirajuddaulah and then mirzafar became popet under British so he wanted to be as independent ruler than he fight against British with the help of mirkhasim but mirkhasim cheated mirzafar then he also become popet so he can't bear their torcher like heavytaxes so he fight against the mirkhasim than finally British won victory and they captured whole Bengal in there hand

Answer 2

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.




The troubles between Siraj-ud-daulah and the British led to the Battle of Plassey. The "trouble" was that the British strengthened the fortification around the Fort William without any intimation and approval; secondly, they grossly abused the trade privileges granted to them by the Mughal rulers, which caused heavy loss of customs duties for the government; and thirdly, that they gave shelter to some of his officers, for example Krishnadas, son of Rajballav, who fled Dhaka after misappropriating government funds. Hence, when the East India Company started further enhancement of military preparedness at Fort William in Calcutta