HISTORY
BATTLE AND WAR
Question
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Shah Alam II and Muhammad Ali
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Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II
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Shuja-ud-Daulah and Muhammad Ali
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Muzaffar Jung and Muhammad Khan Bangash
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mir Qasim formed an alliance with Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam-II and fought with the British army at Buxar on 22nd October 1764 AD.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mir Qasim allied with Shuja-ud-Daula of Avadh and Shah Alam II, the incumbent Mughal emperor against the British. However, their combined forces were defeated in the Battle of Buxar in 1764.
Detailed explanation-3: -On October 22, 1764, the British army under Hector Munro engaged an alliance of Indian kings from Bengal, Awadh, and the Mughal Empire at the Battle of Buxar.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mir Qasim (son-in-law of Mir Jafar) was supported by the British to become the new Nawab and under the pressure of the Company, Mir Jafar decided to resign in favour of Mir Kasim.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mir Jafar who had supported the British during the battle of Plassey was replaced as the Nawab of Bengal by Mir Qasim who was supported by Shuja ud Daula and Shah Alam II by the Britishers as he was in conflict with the East India company over too many demands.