British conquest of Bengal
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The British conquest of Bengal was the mid-18th-century process by which the British East India Company gained political and economic control over Bengal, laying the foundation for British colonial rule in India.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British conquest of Bengal canonical | 2 |
| Anglo-Indian wars | 1 |
| British East India Company gained effective control over Bengal revenue | 1 |
| British colonization of Bengal | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ process of colonization ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction |
Bengal
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Orissa ⓘ |
| country | Bengal Subah ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
colonial-era histories of British India
ⓘ
modern historiography of South Asia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1765 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bengal Presidency
ⓘ
Company rule in India ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British East India Company’s desire for revenue control
ⓘ
commercial rivalry in the Indian Ocean ⓘ political instability in the Bengal Subah ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
decline of the Nawab of Bengal’s sovereignty
ⓘ
establishment of British political control over Bengal ⓘ expansion of British economic control in eastern India ⓘ foundation of British rule in India ⓘ grant of Diwani rights to the British East India Company ⓘ integration of Bengal into the British colonial economy ⓘ rise of Company rule in India ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Buxar
ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ Treaty of Allahabad ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Allahabad (1765)
establishment of the Diwani of Bengal ⓘ political subjugation of the Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| location |
Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal region
eastern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| mainSubject | British colonialism in India ⓘ |
| participant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Mir Jafar ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II ⓘ Nawab of Bengal ⓘ Robert Clive ⓘ Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| partOf |
British conquest of India
ⓘ
surface form:
British expansion in India
European colonial expansion in Asia ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Buxar
ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ Treaty of Allahabad ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Allahabad (1765)
granting of Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the Company ⓘ installation of Mir Jafar as Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| startTime |
1750s
ⓘ
mid-18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British colonization of Bengal
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Indian wars
this entity surface form:
British East India Company gained effective control over Bengal revenue