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# British East India Company in Bengal ## Plassey: A Turning Point * The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757. It was a turning point in British expansion in India. * Siraj-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of Bengal, and he was angered by the British East India Company's increasing influence. * He capture...

# British East India Company in Bengal ## Plassey: A Turning Point * The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757. It was a turning point in British expansion in India. * Siraj-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of Bengal, and he was angered by the British East India Company's increasing influence. * He captured the Company's factory at Kasimbazar and fort at Calcutta. * Robert Clive took charge of the Company's affairs in Bengal. * Clive conspired with Mir Jafar, Jagat Seth and Omichand to overthrow Siraj-ud-Daulah. * He promised Mir Jafar the position of Nawab in return for his support. * At the Battle of Plassey, the British, led by Clive, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah. He was killed and Mir Jafar was made the new Nawab of Bengal. ## Mir Jafar: A Puppet Ruler * Mir Jafar was a puppet ruler in the hands of the British. * He failed to meet the Company's demands and was deposed in 1760. ## Mir Qasim: A Short Reign * Mir Qasim, Mir Jafar's son-in-law, became the new Nawab of Bengal. * He attempted to free himself from British influence, but this angered the Company. * He dismissed officials who favored the British, hired European experts to train his army and abolished all duties on internal trade. * This led to the Battle of Buxar in 1764. ## The Battle of Buxar (1764) * Mir Qasim was defeated by the British in 1763. He fled to Awadh and entered into an alliance with the Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daulah and the Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam.