The battle of buxar was fought on 22 october 1764, between the forces under the command of the british east india company, led by hector munro, and the combined armies of mir qasim, the nawab of bengal till 1763. The battle of buxar was fought on 22 october 1764, between the forces under the command of. Battle of buxar, buxur also spelled baksar, 22 october 1764, conflict at buxar in northeastern india between the forces of the british east india company, commanded by major hector munro, and the combined army of an alliance of indian states including bengal, awadh, and the mughal empire. The battle was waged on october 22nd 1764 at buxar. Mughal emperor shah alam ii and the nawab of awadh shujauddaulah. After being defeated in 4 battles in katwa, giria and udaynala, the nawab of. This decisive battle confirmed british power over bengal and bihar after their initial success at the. Buxar, battle of 1764 marked the final ascendancy of the english in bengal. The battle of buxar was fought between british east india company led by hector munro and the combined join forces of three mughal rulers mir qasim, the nawab of bengal. Date monday 26 rabiii, 1178 ah 22 october 1764 location near buxar result british east india company victory belligerents mughal empire 1 nawab of awadh nawab of bengal durrani and rohilla factions british east india company commanders and leaders shah alam ii 2 shujauddaula mirza najaf khan mir qasim hector munro of novar strength 40,000 140 cannons 7,072 30 cannons. The jemhadar battleship is a mobile tactical platform, essentially a mobile starbase, whose sole mission is the pacification of entire star systems. Battle of buxar was one of the most decisive battles of indian history for it demonstrated the superiority of english and made bengal as their. Battle of buxar british india south asia free 30day. Battle of buxar 1764 cause of the battle of buxar and.
Battle of buxar 1764 cause of the battle of buxar and treaty of. Battle of buxar resulted in favour of eic that acquired diwani rights of bengal, bihar and orissa. Welcome to buxar an official website of buxar district india. Upsc current affairs top 50 current affairs download pdf. Battle of buxar 1764 was fought between the english and the confederacy of nawab of bengal, awadh and mughal. Battle of buxar 1764 was fought between the english and the confederacy of nawab of bengal, awadh and mughal emperor.
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