Battle of Buxar
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The Battle of Buxar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, cementing British political and military dominance in Bengal and paving the way for colonial rule over much of the subcontinent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Buxar canonical | 33 |
| Battle of Buxar 1764 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the history of India ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Baksar ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Hector Munro
ⓘ
Mir Qasim ⓘ Shah Alam II ⓘ Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ |
| cause |
conflict over revenue and trade privileges in Bengal
ⓘ
tensions between Mir Qasim and the British East India Company ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Mir Qasim ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Awadh
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ Shah Alam II ⓘ Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1764-10-22 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1764-10-22 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Allahabad ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company rule
|
| impact |
contributed to the establishment of British paramountcy in India
ⓘ
strengthened Company influence in northern India ⓘ |
| involvedEntity |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
Mughal imperial forces ⓘ Oudh ⓘ
surface form:
Oudh State
|
| location |
Bihar
ⓘ
Buxar ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| militaryForceUsed |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| outcome |
British conquest of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company gained effective control over Bengal revenue
|
| partOf |
British conquest of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Indian wars
Company rule in India ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| region | Ganges river plain ⓘ |
| relatedTreaty | Treaty of Allahabad ⓘ |
| result | decisive British East India Company victory ⓘ |
| significance |
cemented British political and military dominance in Bengal
ⓘ
ended Mir Qasim’s attempt to resist Company control in Bengal ⓘ marked the decline of Mughal imperial authority ⓘ paved the way for British colonial rule over much of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ weakened the power of the Nawab of Awadh ⓘ |
| startDate | 1764-10-22 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal region
|
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shah Alam II
this entity surface form:
Battle of Buxar 1764