On June 23, 1757, a battle took place between the forces of British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah in the village of Plassey, 22 miles south of the Murshidabad district of Bengal.
The British army was led by Robert Clive. This battle is called the Battle of Plassey. Plassey is on the banks of the Ganges (Bhagirathi) river in Nadia district in Bengal.
Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal, was a victim of betrayal. Mir Jafar, Yaar Latif Khan and Rai Durlabh betrayed the Nawab's army. They left the battlefield without fighting. In this battle, Nawab's loyalists Mir Madan and Mohan Lal were killed while fighting. General Mir Jafar advised Siraj-ud-Daulah to go to the palace, where he was killed by Mir Jafar's son Miran.
On June 28, 1757, Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal. In the words of Pannikar, 'Plassy was a deal in which the rich people of Bengal and Mir Jafar sold the Nawab to the British.'
Mir Jafar (Mir Bakshi), Amichand (rich merchant), Jagat Seth (Bengal banker), Manik Chand (Calcutta officer), Khadim Khan (commander of Nawab's army) etc. were the main conspirators who conspired against Nawab Siraj-ud-daula.
With the Battle of Plassey, the British got the richest province of India. By snatching Bengal they were successful to establish their empire in India. After Plassey, the Nawab of Bengal became a puppet in the hands of the Company.
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