Battle of Plassey
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The Battle of Plassey was a pivotal 1757 engagement in Bengal in which the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, marking the beginning of British colonial dominance in India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Plassey
→
surface form: "Battle of Palashi"
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| belligerent |
British East India Company
→
French East India Company → French forces in India → Siraj ud-Daulah →
surface form: "Nawab of Bengal"
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| category |
Battles involving the British East India Company
→
Seven Years' War →
surface form: "Battles of the Seven Years' War"
Military history of Bengal → |
| commander |
Mir Jafar
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Robert Clive → Siraj ud-Daulah → |
| conflictType | colonial war battle → |
| consequence |
beginning of Company rule in Bengal
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decline of Siraj ud-Daulah → expansion of British East India Company influence → installation of Mir Jafar as Nawab of Bengal → |
| country | India → |
| date | 23 June 1757 → |
| endDate | 23 June 1757 → |
| era | 18th century → |
| followedBy | Battle of Buxar → |
| hasParticipant |
Bengali forces
→
European troops → Indian sepoys → |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period → |
| involved |
defection of key Bengali commanders
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treachery by Mir Jafar → |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bengal
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surface form: "West Bengal, India"
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| namedAfter | village of Palashi → |
| outcome | decisive British victory → |
| partOf |
Battle of Plassey
→
surface form: "British conquest of India"
Seven Years' War → |
| place |
Bengal
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Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) →
surface form: "Mughal Empire"
Palashi → |
| precededBy | Siege of Calcutta → |
| region |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
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surface form: "Ganges delta"
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| relatedTo |
British India
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surface form: "British Raj"
Company rule in India → Mughal decline in Bengal → |
| result | British East India Company victory → |
| significance |
led to British political control over Bengal
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marked the beginning of British colonial dominance in India → pivotal event in the establishment of British rule in India → |
| startDate | 23 June 1757 → |
| supportedBy | French artillery → |
| year | 1757 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Battle of Palashi"
this entity surface form: "Plassey"
this entity surface form: "Battle of Palashi"
this entity surface form: "Plassey"
this entity surface form: "Plassey"
this entity surface form: "British conquest of India"