Battle of Plassey (1757):Aliwardi Khan, the Nawab of Bengal **** in 1756. His grandson Siraj-ud-Daula came to throne. The Plassey Battle took place between the young Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula and the British in 1757.
Reasons:
1. Misuse of Dastakaths: Siraj-ud- Daula was furious that the Dastakaths were misused by the officials of the company incurring losses to the government treasury.
2. Mending of the fort without permission: The British repaired the fort of Calcutta and placed canons in them. This further angered Sirajud-Daula and he ordered the removal of canons from the court. The British refused to do this angering the Nawab further.
3. ** Room Tragedy: Siraj-ud- Daula conquered the Fort William easily and imprisoned some of the British. He imprisoned 146 Englishmen in a small room in the fort, of which 123 **. This is called as the **** Room Tragedy. This enraged Robert Clive and arrived in Bengal with a large army.
Outcomes:
This war brought out the immorality, lack of unity among the Indians and the greed of Indian businessmen.
Mir Jaffar became the Nawab of Bengal.
The company gained exclusive rights to do business in-Bengal.
Mir Jaffar had to pay rupees seventeen qorner and seventy lakh to as a relief to Sirja-ud-Daula’ ***** on the Fort William. 5. The British projected Mir Jaffar as an inefficient Nawab and brought in his nephew Mir Qasim as the new Nawab.
