Establishment of European and British Rule in India — Social Science STD 8 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social ScienceEstablishment of European and British Rule in India3 Marks
Question
Write short notes on : The Battle of Buxar
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Answer
The Battle of Buxar was fought on $22nd$ October, $1764.$ The Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal Emperor planned to expel the British and their army from India. The army of these three consisted of about $50.000$ soldiers, while the Company's army Battle of Buxar $($October $22, 1764)$ was fought was of $7072$ soldiers. The between the joint armies of these three rulers and the British army under the leadership of Major Munro. In spite of this the joint armies were defeated and the British were victorious. so there was no one to challenge the British who had defeated the three rulers together. As a result, the British gained civil rights of Bengal. Bihar and Orissa (Odisha). As a result of the Battle of Buxar, the Dual System of Government (Dwimukhi rule) came into existence.
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