Question

Why did the Battle of Buxar occur? What was its result?

Answer 1

Instructions: In this question, you need to explain the following points:

• When was the Battle of Buxar fought?
• Who participated in the Battle and why?
• What was the outcome of the Battle?

Solution:

• Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey. Soon, he became hostile towards the British and was replaced by Mir Qasim. Due to non-payment of taxes, problems arose between Nawab and the Company.
• After being defeated in 1763, Mir Qasim reorganized his army along with the forces of Nawab of Oudh, Shuja-ud-Daulah and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764 between the forces of the British East India Company, commanded by Major Hector Munro, and the combined army of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Oudh, Shuja-ud-Daulah and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
• The British East India Company won the war and Bengal, Avadh (Lucknow) and the Mughal Empire came under the control of the Company. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed, and the Emperor had to issue a Farman granting the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company.