MCQ
Q.
Who of the following was the Governor of Bengal at the time of the Battle of Buxar in 1764 ?
Correct Answer: C
The Battle of Buxar:
- This war was fought in October 1764.
- A war happened between the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal, the Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula, and the Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II, on the one side and British counterpart was led by Hector Munro, under the direction of the British East India Company.
- It was an important victory for the British East India Company.
- The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765 at the end of this war.
- It was a historic battle that paved the way for British rule in the Bengal region.
Key PointsVansittart (1760–65) was the Governor during Battle of Buxar (1764).
Lord Robert Clive:
- Governor-General of Bengal during 1757–60 and also during 1765–67.
- Clive was called back to India in 1755 to ensure British supremacy in the subcontinent against the French.
- In 1757, Clive along with Admiral Watson was able to recapture Calcutta from the Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Daulah.
- In the Battle of Plassey, the Nawab was defeated by the British despite having a larger force.
- Clive ensured an English victory by bribing the Nawab’s army commander Mir Jaffar, who was installed as Bengal’s Nawab after the battle.
- Clive was also able to capture some French forts in Bengal. As a result of this battle, the British became the paramount power in the Indian subcontinent.
- Bengal became theirs and this greatly increased the company’s fortunes. This also opened up other parts of India to the British and finally led to the rise of the British Raj in India.
- For this reason, Robert Clive is also known as “Conqueror of India”.
