A group Presentation

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NAME ID NAME ID MD.NAVED AHMED MAHEDI HASAN 31 MD.MOMIN UDDIN MST.NASRIN SULTANA MARJANA ANWAR 36

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37

MEHER NIGAR 33 NAYEEMA ELIASH KANSON TAHMIDA MARIUM 34

38

ARIFUL ISLAM

39

35

IMRAN HOSSAIN

40

CONTENTS
What

was the battles background Who were the belligerence What were reasons of battle Where and when The Reason of defeat What were impacts

Introduction

Battle of Plassey was the most decisive war that marked the initiation of British rule in India for the next two centuries. Battle of Plassey or Palashi took place between British East India Company and Nawab of Bengal and his French allies.

British East India Company

A British company that basically ran India One of a number of east India companies vying for influence and trading rights in India Gained control after a decisive victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757
Played the Indians against each other

Heavily involved in the tea trade

The Back ground history

Why the English came to Bengal?

Expanding Territorial domain For trade free business Bangal was most profitable Bengals contribution to world GDP was probably a staggering 5 or 6%

The Back ground history(contd)

Conflict between banglas nawabs for unlawful trade The East India Company decided to change the ruler of Bengal for their benefit With the new nawab Siraz Ud Daulah the conflict got enhanced

Steps against the East India company

After having nawabship Siraz Ud Daulah took some major steps Protested against the unlawful activities Captured Calcutta and KasimBazar factory in 1756

The companys steps

Robert Clives Forces arrive at Falta in December 1756 Re takes Calcutta on 1 January 1757 9 February 1757 Siraj ud daula marches to Calcutta and Treaty of Alinagar is signed 14 March 1757 - English attacks the French in Chandernagar 23 April 1757 the select committee in Calcutta decides to overthrow Siraj ud daula 1 May to 3 June Conspiracy against the Nawabs finalised

Reasons of the Battle

The illegal use of Dastaks Interference with the Nawabs court Assembled ammunitions without the permission of Nawab in Fort William. The policy of the British was to help the Marwari the Blackhole incident

Plassey Battlefield

The Battle
Date 23 June 1757(lasting for 8 hours) Location: Plashi, west Bangla, India Result:Win of East India Company 22 killed

Commanders and leaders

Colonel Robert Clive Major Kilpatrick Mohan Lal Vanguard Mir Madan Vanguard Cavalry(defecto r)-Mir Jafar Ali khan

(5 Europeans, 13 Indians)
50 wounded (15 Europeans and 30 Indians)

500 killed and wounded

Major Grant

Major Eyre Coote

Yar Lutuf Khan (defector)

Captain Gaupp Casualties and losses

Rai Durlabh (defector)

The Main Reason of defeat

Conspiracy among British and members of Nawabs court Death of Mir Madan The heavy rain Sirajuddaula seeks advise from Mirjafar and Rai Durlab Mohanlals retreat The English Attack

Impact
Financial

rewards for the British The French were no longer a significant force in Bengal. Establishing British rule of India for the next 190 years. East India Company gained more power and Mughal forces lost control of India. Bengal Femine 1770-71

Remarks:
Siraj was A helpless, weak hearted but patriot nabab Girish Gosh. emotional, shelter less youth surrounded by enemies.Shaschin Sena Gupta religious patriot, courageous but unfortunate king because of conspiracy. Sikandar Abu Jafar.

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