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	BANGLAPEDIA: Buxar, Battle of
		Buxar, Battle of (1764) marked the final ascendancy of the English in Bengal.
		After the battle of palashi (I757), the English east india company was seized with unsurpassable greed, believing that the wealth of Bengal was inexhaustible.
		Fighting resumed in the autumn of 1764 and the campaign concluded by the resounding victory of the English at Buxar (in Bihar) on October 22.
	banglapedia.search.com.bd /HT/B_0668.htm (803 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Buxar, Battle of (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Buxar, Battle of (1764) marked the final ascendancy of the English in Bengal.
		After the battle of palashi (I757), the English east india company was seized with unsurpassable greed, believing that the wealth of Bengal was inexhaustible.
		Fighting resumed in the autumn of 1764 and the campaign concluded by the resounding victory of the English at Buxar (in Bihar) on October 22.
	banglapedia.org /HT/B_0668.HTM (743 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Buxar
		Buxar is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India.
		Battle of Buxar (October 1764) was a significant battle fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company on the one side, and the combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal ; Suja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor.
		The battle fought at Buxar, a town (currently in Bihar state, India) located on the bank of the Ganges river, was a decisive battle won by the forces of the British East India Company.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Buxar (420 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Buxar
		Battle of Buxar (October 1764) was a significant battle fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company on the one side, and the combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal ; Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor.
		The battle fought at Buxar, a town (currently in Bihar state, India) located on the bank of the Ganges river, was a decisive battle won by the forces of the East India Company.
		Battle of Wandiwash 1760 - from 1744, the French and English fought a series of battles for supremacy in the Carnatic region.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Buxar (333 words)

	Indian History - British Period - Arrival of Europeans in India
		Battle of Plassey - On June 23rd, 1757 at Plassey, between Calcutta and Murshidabad, the forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive met the army of Siraj-ud-Doula, the Nawab of Bengal.
		Battle of Wandiwash 1760 - from 1744, the French and English fought a series of battles for supremacy in the Carnatic region.
		After the victory of the English in Buxar Robert Clive was appointed the governor and commander in chief of the English army in Bengal in 1765.
	www.gatewayforindia.com /history/british_history1.htm (2729 words)

	Reference Encyclopedia - 1764
		October - Battle of Buxar was a significant battle fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company on the one side, and the combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal ;; Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor.
		The battle fought at Buxar, a town (currently in Bihar state, India) located on the bank of the Ganges river, was a decisive battle won by the forces of the East India Company.
		The Battle of Buxar heralded the establishment of the rule of the East India Company in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent.
	www.referenceencyclopedia.com /?title=1764 (722 words)

	Diwani Rights
		Battle of Buxar, was a decisive battle fought between British and Indian forces at Buxar, a town on the Ganges River.
		The combined Indian armies invaded Bengal and clashed with British troops, led by Major Hector Munro, in October 1764.
		A hotly contested battle resulted in victory for the British.
	www.indhistory.com /diwani-rights.html (473 words)

	India, Indian States, India States, Indian hotels, Indian News and Indian Tourism, India Travel
		Battle of Buxar (October 1764) was a significant battle fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company on the one side, and the combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal ; Suja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor.
		The battle fought at Buxar, a town (currently in Bihar state, India) located on the bank of the Ganges river, was a decisive battle won by the forces of the British East India Company.
		The Battle of Buxar heralded the establishment of the rule of the East India Company in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent.
	www.bangalorein.com /wiki-Battle_of_Buxar (831 words)

	Chronological Index of British and Imperial Battle Honours to 1945
		Index of British and Imperial Battle Honours to 1945
		Battle honours through 1945 were awarded by a central British authority or by Commonwealth members in close coordination with each other (with a few minor variations).
		Battle honours since 1945 have been awarded by independent nations under their own authority, and these are represented in separated lists.
	www.regiments.org /wars/bhindex.htm (159 words)

	Battle of Buxar
		Battle of Buxar (October 1764) was a significant battle fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company on the one side, and the combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal ;; Suja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor.
		The battle fought at Buxar, a town (currently in Bihar state, India) located on the bank of the Ganges river, was a decisive battle won by the forces of the British East India Company.
		The battle resulted into securing of Diwani rights to administer the collection and management of revenues of large areas which currently form parts of Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as of Bangladesh.
	battle-of-buxar.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Battle_of_Buxar (1038 words)

	1764
		October 1764 : Battle of Buxar, a significant battle fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company on the one side, and the combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal ; Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor.
		As of 2005, it is the oldest surviving newspaper in North America.
		The battle resulted into securing of Diwani rights to administer the collection and management of revenues of large areas which currently form parts of Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as of Bangladesh.
	www.destination-luxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/1764 (617 words)

	Madec - LoveToKnow 1911
		He went out to India and served under Dupleix and Lally, but being taken prisoner by the British he enlisted in the Bengal army.
		Deserting with some of his companions shortly before the battle of Buxar (1764), he became military instructor to various native princes, organizing successively the forces of Shuja-ud-Dowlah, nawab of Oudh, and of the Jats and Rohillas.
		He took service under the emperor Shah Alam in 1772, and when that prince was defeated at Delhi by the Mahrattas, Madec rejoined his own countrymen in Pondicherry, where he took an active part in the defence of the town (1778).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Madec (189 words)

	Indiatimes Learning..........Excel@Exams /History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The battle of Plassey soon followed in 1757 in which the Nawab was defeated and British placed Mir Zafar, a puppet ruler in his place but in 1760 Mir Zafar was forced to abdicate in favour of his son -in -law Mir Qasim.
		The Battle of Britain is considered important in the History of the Second World War as it marked the defeat of Nazi Germany.
		The aerial battle between Britain and Germany is known as the Battle of Britain.
	learning.indiatimes.com /test_papers/papers/history/1998/hap_c.htm (3267 words)

	âSecond battle of Buxarâ for development-Patna-Cities-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		buxar: history, even if it reminds us of our defeats, must be preserved so that the coming generations do not repeat the mistakes of the past, felt the speakers at a seminar on the âbattle of buxar and lessons from itâ, held here on saturday.
		anwar said the katkauli village, where the battle of buxar was fought, should be developed as a tourist spot.
		presiding over the meet, buxar dm sandeep paundrik announced that noted scientist dr raja ramanna, mp, would on december 15 lay the foundation stone for a science museum to be constructed at buxar with ojhaâs mplads (mp local area development scheme) fund.
	www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1544727688.cms (256 words)

	Indiatimes Learning..........Excel@Examss/History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The battle of Buxar was the most decisive battle of Indian history for it demonstrated the superiority of British arms over the Indian.
		To trace the developments that led to the battle of Buxar, one has to review the developments of later half of 18th century.
		Mir Qasim was defeated in a series of battle and fled to Awdh in 1763 where he formed an alliance with Shuja-ud-daulah, Nawab of Awadh and Shah Alam.
	learning.indiatimes.com /test_papers/papers/history/1996/hap.htm (2041 words)

	Welcome to prideofIndia.net
		The battle led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire in India.
		As in many medieval battles the loss of the leader caused panic among the troops and the tide turned the other way.
		The Battle was hard fought; the Vijayanagar empire had 10,000 horsemen and 1,40,000 foot soldiers.
	www.prideofindia.net /impbattle.html (1414 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
		The rebellion of 1857 was an uprising by the Bengal regiments of East India Company against the prolonged oppression and subjugation and the inhuman treatment by the British Army.
		The company under Lord Clive got the power of dewani of Bengal after winning the battle of Plassey in Murshidabad in 1757 which saw the beginning of the colonial rule in India that lasted nearly two centuries at a stretch.
		In 1764 after the victory in the battle of Buxar, the company won the nizamat of Bengal and subsequently, following the permanent settlement of Bengal, the company continued to extend vigorously its control in the rest of the country.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2007/20070510/1857/main5.htm (627 words)

	Shah Alam - LoveToKnow 1911
		Being proclaimed a rebel by his father, he fled to Shuja-ud-Dowlah, wazir of Oudh, and on the death of his father in 1759 assumed the name of Shah Alam.
		He joined Shuja-ud-Dowlah against the British, but after his defeat at the battle of Buxar, he sought British protection.
		In 1765 he granted the diwani (superintendence of the revenue) of Bengal to Lord Clive for the East India Company in return for a payment of 26 lakhs a year.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Shah_Alam (190 words)

	Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Strange cutting weapons of Mirkasims army with pix. ex.Nepal
		Battle of Buxar - In June 1763 under Major Adams British army defeated Mir Kasim the Nawab of Bengal.
		But the English under the General Major Hector Munro at Buxar defeated the confederate army on 22 October, 1764.
		After winning the Battle of Buxar, the British had earned the right to collect land revenue in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
	www.vikingsword.com /vb/showpost.php?p=11454&postcount=4 (265 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Shah Alam II (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shah Alam was under the shelter of the nawab of Oudh from 1761 till the Battle of buxar, in 1764.
		Soon after the battle of Buxar Shah Alam, a sovereign who had just been defeated by the British troops and was in fact a homeless fugitive, sought the protection of the English.
		By the treaty of Allahabad (1765) Shah Alam granted the diwani (right to collect revenue) of Bengal (which included Bihar and Orissa) to the English east india company in return for an annual tribute of twenty-six lakhs of Rupees.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Shah_Alam_II.html (792 words)

	Battle of Buxar: The British Raj - Part II - Sify.com
		Battle of Buxar: The British Raj - Part II - Sify.com
		Battle of Buxar: The British Raj - Part II Third battle of Panipat
		But unfortunately even the confederate army was defeated by the English under the general Major Hector Munro at Buxar on 22 October, 1764.
	www.sify.com /itihaas/fullstory.php?id=13258737 (398 words)

	webindia123.com-Indian History-Medieval-Battle of Plassey and Buxar
		The diplomatic designs of Clive bore fruit when he learnt of the discontented nobles of the Nawabs who were ready to go against the authority of the Nawab.On the 23rd of the June 1757 the armies of the Nawab Siraj-ud-daula and Robert Clive met in a battle at Plassey.
		This ultimately resulted in the battle of Buxar in 1764.
		The superior military power of the English had confirmed the English victory and thus they became the masters of Bengal and now were the sole contenders for the control of the whole country.
	www.webindia123.com /history/MEDIEVAL/europeans%20in%20india/battle.htm (445 words)

	Pakistan - COMPANY RULE
		The patterns of territorial acquisition and rule as applied by the company in Sindh and Punjab and the manner of governance became the basis for direct British rule in the British Indian Empire and indirect rule in the princely states under the paramountcy of the crown.
		Although the British had earlier ruled in the factory areas, the beginning of British rule is often dated from the Battle of Plassey.
		Clive's victory was consolidated in 1764 at the Battle of Buxar (in Bihar), where the emperor, Shah Alam II, was defeated.
	countrystudies.us /pakistan/7.htm (734 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Bihar - Patan Devi ( Page 2)
		Then came the 'Maharatta inroads and the attempt of Ali Vardi Khan, the undisputed master of Bihar and Bengal, to fortify Patna against the inroads of the Maharattas.
		The next event of importance is Siraj-ud-daula's rebellion in 1750 A.D., the interference by the English and a number of skirmishes and open battles.
		With the decisive battle of Buxar on 23rd October, 1764, the British became the undisputed masters of the lower provinces of Bengal.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/bihar/patandevi/page2.htm (296 words)

	India Heritage :: History :: The Colonial Period (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During the major part of the1700s the French and English fought a series of battles for supremacy in the Carnatic region.
		In the Third Carnatic War (a.k.a battle of Wandiwash), the British East India Company defeated the French forces at the ending almost a century of colonial conflict in India.
		After winning the Battle of Buxar, the British obtained the right to collect land revenue in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
	www.indiaheritage.org /history/history_the_colonial_period.htm (1714 words)

	History of India
		Battle of Buxar, was a decisive battle fought between British and Indian forces at Buxar, a town on the Ganges River.
		The combined Indian armies invaded Bengal and clashed with British troops, led by Major Hector Munro, in October 1764.
		A hotly contested battle resulted in victory for the British.
	indiansaga.com /history/british_buxar.html (495 words)

	Pakistan Company Rule
		The patterns of territorial acquisition and rule as applied by the company in Sindh and Punjab and the manner of governance became the basis for direct British rule in the British Indian Empire and indirect rule in the princely states under the paramountcy of the crown.
		Although the British had earlier ruled in the factory areas, the beginning of British rule is often dated from the Battle of Plassey.
		Clive's victory was consolidated in 1764 at the Battle of Buxar (in Bihar), where the emperor, Shah Alam II, was defeated.
	www.country-studies.com /pakistan/company-rule.html (734 words)

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