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.
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
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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 (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Shah Alam II"