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The Battle of Buxar: How Empire Sealed Bengal's Fate
While the Battle of Plassey in 1757 is often cited as the moment the British East India Company took control of Bengal, it was actually a coup within the Nawab’s court that left the administration in chaos. The true consolidation of power came nine years later at the Battle of Buxar, where a vastly outnumbered British force under Hector Munro defeated the combined armies of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, the Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula, and the Nawab of Bengal Mir Qasim. This episode explores how Munro’s tactical brilliance on the banks of the Ganges not only secured military victory but…
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