HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah or Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
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because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
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because of Clive’s conspiracy with the Nawab’s Commander- in- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
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because of Siraj-ud-Daulah’s retirement from the battlefield
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because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab’s service by the English
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The victory was made possible by the defection of Mir Jafar, who was Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah’s commander in chief.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the assistance of the British under Robert Clive, Jafar succeeded Siraj-Ud-Daulah as the eighth Nawab of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Betrayed by Mir Jafar, the commander of Nawab’s army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757. The forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive invaded and the administration of Bengal fell into the hands of the company.
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