Battle of Plassey
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The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive, over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The victory was ma
Lord Clive with meeting Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey in 1757 Francis Hayman, c. 1762
The Mughal Empire's Nawab of Bengal, Alivardi Khan, adopted strict attitudes towards European mercantile companies in Bengal.
Robert Clive (1773), by Nathaniel Dance-Holland
The Nawab's artillery on a movable platform. A large stage, raised six feet from the ground, carrying besides the cannon, all the ammunition belonging to it, and the gunners themselves who managed the cannon, on the stage itself. These machines were drawn by 40 or 50 yoke of white oxen, of the largest size, bred in the country of Purnea; and behind each cannon walked an elephant, trained to assist at difficult tugs by shoving with his forehead against the hind part of the carriage.
Siraj-ud-Daulah
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Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah, commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of the Bengal Subah. The end of his reign marked the start o
Battle of Plassey
…actions which were detrimental to the Nawab's revenue. In April 1756, Alwardi Khan died and was succeeded by his twenty-three-year-old grandson, Siraj-ud-daulah. His personality was said to be a combination of a ferocious temper and a feeble understanding. He was particularly suspicious of the large profits…
Siraj ud Daulah
Bust of Siraj ud-Daulah by the Palashi Monument situated in Nadia, West Bengal.
A painting showing the Sang-i-dalan, Kala Masjid, the tombs all surrounded by the Motijhil Lake
Illustration of pindaris who were loyal to Siraj ud-Daulah carry out the Black Hole of Calcutta atrocity, 20 June 1756.