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The Battle of Plassey: How One Company Conquered India
In 1757, Robert Clive's English East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal at Plassey, a tiny village on the banks of the Hooghly. The battle lasted barely an hour, yet it paved the way for two hundred years of British rule in India. This episode unpacks the treachery, debts, and ambition that led to that day. We look at the rivals — Siraj-ud-Daula, the young nawab, and his general Mir Jafar, whose defection sealed the fate of Bengal. We follow the company's warships up the river, the monsoon storms, and the secret correspondence hidden in cloth bundles. And we ask why the…
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