HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Warren Hastings
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Dupleix
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Clive
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Shuja-ud-Daulah
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a small French force. Hence Clive is called the Hero of Plassey.
Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Clive is one of the most controversial figures in British history, responsible for establishing the East India Company’s power over much of India and amassing vast personal wealth. Clive first worked in Madras in 1744 as a clerk of the East India Company.
Detailed explanation-3: -Major-General Robert Clive (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. He began as a writer for the East India Company (EIC) who established the military and political supremacy of the EIC by securing a decisive victory at the Battle of Plassey in Bengal.