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As a result of the Battle of Buxar, _______became the Nawab of Bengal.

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Mir Qasim
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Shah Alam
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Shuja Ud Daula
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Mir Jafar
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Solution

The correct option is D Mir Jafar
The following things happened after the Battle of Buxar;
1) Mir Jafar again became the Nawab of Bengal.
2) Battle of Buxar stabilised the British East India Company.
3) This war led to the expansion of British influence from Bengal to Allahabad.
4) They obtained Diwani right (collection of taxes) from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, in Bengal province.
5) In 1765 CE after the death of Mir Jafar, Nizam-ud Daula became the Nawab of Bengal.

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