Question
Download Solution PDFBattle of Buxar was fought in ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1764.
Key Points
- The Battle of Buxar was fought between the English Forces (Hector Munro – British Army Major), and a joint army of the Nawab of Oudh, Nawab of Bengal, and the Mughal Emperor.
- The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764. Hence the correct answer is 1764.
Additional Information
The reasons for battle were:
- Mir Qasim wanted to be independent and shifted his capital to Munger Fort from Calcutta.
- These factors fuelled the English to overthrow him and war broke out between Mir Kasim and the Company in 1763.
- Participants of the Battle of Buxar were:
- Mir Qasim – (Administering Bengal in place of Mir Jafar – Nawab of Bengal)
- Shuja-Ud-Daulah – Nawab of Awadh (Oudh)
- Shah Alam II – Mughal Emperor
Result of Battle of Buxar:
- Mir Jafar (Nawab of Bengal) handed over districts of Midnapore, Burdwan, and Chittagong to the English for the maintenance of their army.
- The English were also permitted duty-free trade in Bengal, except for a duty of two per cent on salt.
- Clive made political settlements with Emperor Shah Alam II and Shuja-Ud-Daula of Awadh in the Treaty of Allahabad.
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