Partition of West Bengal and Punjab played an integral part in the birth of modern India. These two states of India had the misfortune of having a raw taste of the Partition. The fall-out of such a partition, apart from the associated agony and sufferings, had a differential impact on ...
TheBattle of Plasseyin 1757, part of the largerSeven Years’ WarbetweenBritainandFrance, was a turning point in the British conquest of India. TheEast India Companyhad increasingly solidified its position and was now regarded by native rulers as a serious threat. The nawab (ruler) of Bengal,...
The nawab (ruler) of Bengal, Sirāj al-Dawlah, favoring an alliance with the French, had previously attacked company trading posts. With the help of some of the nawab’s own generals, the British were able to defeat and depose the nawab at the Battle of Plassey and appointed their own ...
TheBattle of Plasseyin 1757, part of the largerSeven Years’ WarbetweenBritainandFrance, was a turning point in the British conquest of India. TheEast India Companyhad increasingly solidified its position and was now regarded by native rulers as a serious threat. The nawab (ruler) of Bengal,...
TheBattle of Plasseyin 1757, part of the largerSeven Years’ WarbetweenBritainandFrance, was a turning point in the British conquest of India. TheEast India Companyhad increasingly solidified its position and was now regarded by native rulers as a serious threat. The nawab (ruler) of Bengal,...
TheBattle of Plasseyin 1757, part of the largerSeven Years’ WarbetweenBritainandFrance, was a turning point in the British conquest of India. TheEast India Companyhad increasingly solidified its position and was now regarded by native rulers as a serious threat. The nawab (ruler) of Bengal,...