INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-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 army of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab Wazir of Avadh; and Shah Alam II, Mughal Emperor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Battle of Buxar, 1764, was a battle between the British East India Company and combined army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Awadh and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Buxar is one such confrontation between the British army and their Indian counterparts which paved the way for the British to rule over India for the next 183 years. The Battle of Buxar took place in 1764 and is an important chapter in Indian Modern History for the IAS Exam.

Detailed explanation-4: -The battle of Buxar was fought between the forces of the British East India Company and the combined army of an alliance of Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Mir Qasim in the year 1764. The British victory at Buxar resulted in the end of the attempt to rule Bengal through a puppet nawab.

Detailed explanation-5: -The battle of Buxar resulted in the treaty of Allahabad in 1765, in which the sovereignty of Bengal was surrendered to the British by the Mughal emperor. The main cause behind this battle was the misuse of privileges in trade granted by the Nawab of Bengal and also the colonialist ambitions of the British.