Robert Clive

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British Army officer British colonial administrator human politician

Robert Clive was an 18th-century British officer and colonial administrator whose military and political actions were crucial in establishing British rule in India, particularly through his leadership in Bengal.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive 2
Baron Clive 1
Clive of India 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
British colonial administrator ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
activeIn Bengal ⓘ
Carnatic region of India ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Robert Clive ⓘ
surface form: Clive of India
awardReceived Knight of the Bath ⓘ
battle Battle of Chandannagar ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ
Siege of Arcot ⓘ
birthDate 1725-09-29 ⓘ
birthPlace Styche, Market Drayton, Shropshire, England ⓘ
causeOfDeath suicide (disputed, historically reported) ⓘ
child Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1774-11-22 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
employer British East India Company ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName Clive ⓘ
father Clive ⓘ
surface form: Richard Clive
fullName Robert Clive self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
givenName Robert ⓘ
hasMonument Statue of Robert Clive in London ⓘ
legacy controversial figure in the history of British imperialism in India ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
surface form: East India Company army
mother Rebecca Gaskell ⓘ
nobleTitle Robert Clive self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Baron Clive
notableEvent Battle of Plassey ⓘ
Siege of Arcot ⓘ
surface form: Second Carnatic War

Siege of Arcot ⓘ
notableWork establishment of British political control in Bengal ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
opponent Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Montgomeryshire ⓘ
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England ⓘ
surface form: Shrewsbury
peerage Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
positionHeld Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bengal ⓘ
Governor of Bengal ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
significantFor defeat of the Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
expansion of British rule in India ⓘ
foundation of British dominance in Bengal ⓘ
spouse Margaret Maskelyne ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert Clive → alsoKnownAs → Robert Clive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clive of India
Styche Hall estate → associatedWith → Robert Clive ⓘ
Arcot → associatedWithPerson → Robert Clive ⓘ
Palashi → battleInvolvedParty → Robert Clive ⓘ
Styche Hall estate → birthplaceOf → Robert Clive ⓘ
Rebecca Gaskell → child → Robert Clive ⓘ
Battle of Arni → commander → Robert Clive ⓘ
Battle of Plassey → commander → Robert Clive ⓘ
Siraj ud-Daulah → defeatedBy → Robert Clive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
Robert Clive → fullName → Robert Clive self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
Siege of Arcot → hasCommander → Robert Clive ⓘ
Clive → hasNotableBearer → Robert Clive ⓘ
Clive → hasNotableBearer → Robert Clive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Clive, 2nd Baron Clive
Clive → hasNotableBearer → Robert Clive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Henry Clive
Clive → hasNotableBearer → Robert Clive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Clive (diplomat)
Carnatic Wars → hasParticipant → Robert Clive ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Arcot
Battle of Arni → hasParticipant → Robert Clive ⓘ
Siege of Arcot → hasParticipant → Robert Clive ⓘ
Second Carnatic War → keyCommander → Robert Clive ⓘ
Bengal Subah → keyFigure → Robert Clive ⓘ
Rebecca Gaskell → motherOf → Robert Clive ⓘ
Robert Clive → nobleTitle → Robert Clive self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baron Clive
Seven Years' War → notableCommander → Robert Clive ⓘ
EIC → notableGovernor → Robert Clive ⓘ
Company rule in India → notableLeader → Robert Clive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Clive (“Clive of India”)
Rebecca Gaskell → notableRelative → Robert Clive ⓘ
Styche Hall estate → notableResident → Robert Clive ⓘ
Chanda Sahib → opponent → Robert Clive ⓘ
Bengal Presidency → significantPerson → Robert Clive ⓘ
Margaret Maskelyne → spouse → Robert Clive ⓘ