AuthorSiraj-Siraj-ud-Doulah, the Nawab of Bengal was the first Indian king to foresee the threat posed to the future of the country by the English East India Company which entered India in the name of trade but transgressed its limits. He took bold initiatives to thwart the company’s evil designs.
The great betrayal perpetrated by Siraj ud-Daulah’s own commander Mir Jafar and the banker of Bengal Jagat Seth led to a very decisive victory of the East India Company over the Nawab’s army.
After losing the battle, Nawab along with his wife Lutf-un-Nisa managed to escape but was later captured by Mir Jafar’s soldiers. This defeat of Siraj ud-Daulah marked the start of the British East India Company’s rule over Bengal.
This battle of Plassey led to the battle of Buxar in 1764. The battle of Buxar resulted in the 1765 Treaty of Allahabad, in which the Mughal Emperor surrendered the sovereignty of Bengal to the British. Robert Clive, the victor at the Plassey, became the first governor of Bengal.
