HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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an attack upon his sovereignty
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insecurity of the British in India
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British control over Bengal
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growth of large-scale British trade
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Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: After the death of Alivardi Khan died in 1756, Siraj ud-Daulah succeeded him as the Nawab of Bengal. He was particularly distrustful of the British, and aimed to seize Calcutta. He aimed to drive the British out from his lands. This resulted in a battle between British East India Company and Siraj ud-Daulah.
Detailed explanation-2: -The siege of Calcutta was a battle between the Nawab of Bengal and the British East India Company on 20 June 1756. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, aimed to seize Calcutta to punish the company for the unauthorised construction of fortifications at Fort William.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta (Kolkata). It was built during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It sits on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River, the major distributary of the River Ganges.
Detailed explanation-4: -Siraj succeeded his maternal grandfather, Alivardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 23. Betrayed by Mir Jafar, the commander of Nawab’s army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-eastern India on 23 June 1757. Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.