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The Battle of Plassey: How One Day Changed Empire
On June 2, 1757, a muddy riverbank in Bengal witnessed the collapse of one empire and the rise of another. This episode explores the Battle of Plassey, where Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, faced Robert Clive and the British East India Company. We trace the secret pact between Clive and Mir Jafar, the treacherous commander-in-chief who turned his troops away at the decisive moment. Beyond the military maneuvering, we examine the economic machinery that followed—the Diwani rights, the plunder of the treasury, and the beginning of two centuries of colonial extraction…
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