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What are the causes and results of Battle of Plassey? |
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Answer» Siraj – ud – Daula ascended the throne of Oudh after the death of his grandfather Aliwardi Khan. Causes : 1. He was fiirions that the Dastakths issued by Faruk Shiara, the Mughal emperor of Bengal were misued by the officials of East India company causing loss to the Oudh treasury. 2. The English repaired the Calcutta fort and placed cannons in it. The Nawab ordered their removal but the British refused. 3. The Nawab conqured Fort William. He imprisoned 146 English soldiers in a small dungeon in the fort. 4. 123 Soldiers died of suffocation. Robert Clive was enraged and attacked Oudh near Plassey. Results :
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