Question

Winner of battle of Buxar

Answer 1

Answer:

The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.

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Answer 2

Answer:

In the Battle of Buxar the English East India Company emerged victorious.

Explanation:

Battle of Buxar (1764)

• The British defeated the allied army and emerged victorious.

• A Treaty was signed in Allahabad in 1765

• It exposed the weakness of the native armies.

• The Nawabs of Awadh and Bengal, and the Mughal emperor now became independent on the English East India Company.

• Total financial control over the rich Eastern provinces gave the company enormous resources for the next round of expansion.