Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey holds great importance in Indian history due to its consequences. On June 23, 1757, in a way, the foundation stone of the British Empire in India was laid. Although this was not a major military victory, it was the result of Clive's conspiracies. However, the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah made the British the fortune teller of Bengal.
After the death of Alivardi Khan, Siraj-ud-Daula became the Nawab of Bengal but he was not universally accepted. Along with his aunt Ghasiti Begum and his cousin Shaukat Jung, the British were also his opponents.
- The patronage of the Nawab's opponents by the British was in a way similar to challenging the power to the Nawab.
- On the other hand the fear of Anglo- Gangbang war made the situation more complicated. Both the companies started fortification of their respective areas. When the Nawab stopped, the French Company ended the fortification. But the British adopted an attitude of procrastination. As a result, the Nawab besieged the British's Fort William in June 1756 and forced it to surrender. Phenomenon of Black Holes: This was discussed by Halleball.It is said that 146 people were taken captive from Fort William by the Nawab and kept in a narrow room, including children and women. Only 23 people survived due to suffocation of sorrows and being sucked in by each other.
- The incident is questionable as the incident has not been discussed by any contemporaries other than Halleball. Its importance is only that it provides a basis for further aggressive policy of the British.major events Clive from Madras upon hearing of the fall of Fort William An army was sent under the leadership
- Clive bribed Manik Chand, the representative of the Nawab in Calcutta, and joined Fort William again with the British.Arrived in the trunk.
- In February 1757, the Treaty of Alinagar was signed between the Nawab and the British.In fact, the Nawab thought it appropriate to make a treaty with the British due to the fear of Maratha and Afghan invasion.
- Further, when the British attacked the French settlement Chandranagar, the French sought help from Navay. It was a question of prestige for the Nawab as the French had terminated at the behest of the Nawab.
- The British did not agree even after the Nawab refused. It was in a way an open challenge to the authority of the Nawab. Clive, on the other hand, declared war by accusing him of breaking the Treaty of Alinagar.
- On June 23, 1757, the Nawab and the English army clashed near the village of Plassey.
- Before the war, Clive joined Mir Jafar, the chief general of the Nawab, other prominent courtiers and the nobles of Bengal, including Jagat Seth, Amin Chand, etc.
- Clive's conspiracies led the British to victory in Plassey. vehicle Sirajuddaula was killed and Mir Jafar became the new new Bengal
Outcomes of The War
- The Battle of Plassey has no special strategic importance.Its importance is due to the events that followed.
- After the Battle of Plassey, Bengal came under the British.
- The plundering of the economic resources of Bengal by the British began and Bengal, which was once the most prosperous province of the Indian subcontinent, became aIt became a poor state.
- The fortunes of the British East India Company were also transformed after the Battle of Plassey. Earlier he was one of the many foreign companies There was one but now it has a monopoly on the trade of Bengal.
- Economic resources from Bengal played a decisive role in the success of the British in the Deccan.
- The impact of the Battle of Plassey on India's fate was also immense. This war provided the basis for the British on which the British Empire was built in India.
- After the Battle of Plassey, the transfer of unilateral money from India to Britain The exodus began.
