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NAME ID NAME ID MD.NAVED AHMED MAHEDI HASAN 31 MD.MOMIN UDDIN MST.NASRIN SULTANA MARJANA ANWAR 36
32
37
38
ARIFUL ISLAM
39
35
IMRAN HOSSAIN
40
CONTENTS
What
was the battles background Who were the belligerence What were reasons of battle Where and when The Reason of defeat What were impacts
Introduction
Battle of Plassey was the most decisive war that marked the initiation of British rule in India for the next two centuries. Battle of Plassey or Palashi took place between British East India Company and Nawab of Bengal and his French allies.
A British company that basically ran India One of a number of east India companies vying for influence and trading rights in India Gained control after a decisive victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757
Played the Indians against each other
Robert Clives Forces arrive at Falta in December 1756 Re takes Calcutta on 1 January 1757 9 February 1757 Siraj ud daula marches to Calcutta and Treaty of Alinagar is signed 14 March 1757 - English attacks the French in Chandernagar 23 April 1757 the select committee in Calcutta decides to overthrow Siraj ud daula 1 May to 3 June Conspiracy against the Nawabs finalised
Plassey Battlefield
The Battle
Date 23 June 1757(lasting for 8 hours) Location: Plashi, west Bangla, India Result:Win of East India Company 22 killed
(5 Europeans, 13 Indians)
50 wounded (15 Europeans and 30 Indians)
Major Grant
Impact
Financial
rewards for the British The French were no longer a significant force in Bengal. Establishing British rule of India for the next 190 years. East India Company gained more power and Mughal forces lost control of India. Bengal Femine 1770-71
Remarks:
Siraj was A helpless, weak hearted but patriot nabab Girish Gosh. emotional, shelter less youth surrounded by enemies.Shaschin Sena Gupta religious patriot, courageous but unfortunate king because of conspiracy. Sikandar Abu Jafar.
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