The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company is a 2019 history book by William Dalrymple. It recounts the rise of the East India Company in the second half of the 18th century, against t
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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
The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
…century, they had established bases in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The main part of the book deals with the territorial conquests, starting from the Battle of Plassey in 1757, which results in the conquest of Bengal, the richest province of Mughal India. By the end of 1803, they have gained control over the entire…
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.