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Anshul BhattAIR 22· 2023

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Discuss the significance of the Battle of Plassey

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Introduction

Shukhar Bandopadhyay in his book 'From Plassey to Partition' described the Battle of Plassey as the real event which heralded the British Era in India.

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Main Body

The Battle of Plassey fought in 1752 between Sirajud Daulah. It resulted in British victory, and British got the diwani of the Bengal Area.

The British established the puppet government of Mir Dandi and established the dual government system.

But the Real Consolidation was enacted in the Battle of Buxar

-> The British defeated the combined armies of Shah Alam, Mir Qaim and Shuja ud Daulah.

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  • Clear delineation between Battle of Plassey and Battle of Buxar
  • Reference to scholarly work
  • Identification of strategic outcome (diwani)
  • Mention of dual government system

Topper

Anshul Bhatt

AIR 222023

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present

British expansion in India

Battle of Plassey and its strategic significance

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Historical narrative

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