When Richard Wellesley was Governor-General (1798-1805), the Nawab of Awadh was forced
to give over half of his territory...
Battle at Buxar
Battle of Buxar
Mir Qasim was defeated in a battle fought at Buxar (1764), driven out of Bengal, and Mir Jafar was reinstalle...
Defeat of Nawab at Battle of Plassey
Battle of Plassey Defeat of Nawab
When Alivardi khan Khan died in 1756, Sirajuddaulah became the nawab of Bengal. The Company was worried about his power...
East India Company begins trade in Bengal
East India Company trade in Bengal
The first English factory was set up on the banks of
the river Hugli in 1651. This was the base from which
the Company’s...
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