How was the Battle of Plassey fought ? What was its significance ? Roll 156

The Battle of Plassey was fought between the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daula and the East India Company. The battle was fought because the East India Company was no longer a mere trading company, they extend their influence to the Bengal province which was a rich and a fertile province. Without taking permission from the Nawab of Bengal, the company began to fortify Calcutta in anticipation of their conflict with the French who had set their factory at Chandernagar. During this period, the Anglo-French struggle in Carnatic Wars had shown the military and political weakness of the Indian rulers, at instance the Company refused to give recognition of authority to the Nawab. The battle was said to happen when the Nawab confined about 145 Bristisher including women and children in a small cell at Calcutta, more than 120 people died and this incident is came to be known as the ‘Black-Hole’ tragedy.

This incident made the English to send a relieving force under Robert Clive to Bengal. Clive was ancious to start a war with Siraj-ud-daulah but he was in search of a proper reaction for it. Clive entered into conspiracy with Mir Jafar, the Chief Commander of Siraj. Robert Clive wrote a letter to Nawab about the violation of the treaty of Alinagar and without writing the reply of the letter, he send an army against the Nawab . The Nawab also send his army to face the invasion of the English and a battle was fought between the two armies in the field of Plassey on 23 June 1757 AD at Palashi,West Bengal,about 150 km north of Calcutta.

The battle marked the end of Siraj-ud-daulah’s rule in Bengal. After the death of Siraj-ud-daulah, the Bristish made Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal. The political results of the battle proved to be far sighted, it was infact a revolution. It gave a new turn to the history of India, it also extended the influence of the English in India and also laid the foundation of the Bristish empire in India.

The battle turned the English merchants to be the rulers. They became the makers of Nawabs in Bengal. They understood that successes could be achieved in India only through conspiracies and intrigues. The battle also disclosed that the people of Bengal were not satisfied with their rulers. The English patronised the dissatisfied Hindus and with their help tried to attain success against the Muslim Nawabs. The English established in Bengal and was very important for the English from the military point of view. The control of Bengal help them in establishing their control over Northern India. The Battle of Plassey proved fatal for the Mughal Empire. It not only let the province of Bengal slip from the hands of the Mughal but also disclosed the military weakness of the empire.

The rule of the English was established over Bengal after the Battle of Plassey. Bengal had great significance from the economic point of view. Bengal  was counted as the richest provinces of India. The Battle proved to be important in many respect. The victory of Plassey added to the prestige of the Company. But at the same time it exposed the moral decline of the Britishers who endeavoured their best to amass wealth by hook or crook.

How was the Battle of Plassey fought ? What was its significance?

Battle of Plassey chu Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daulah leh East India Company te inbeihna ani a, he indona chhuah chhan ber chu East India Company chu sumdawng satliah ni tawh lovin, a thuneihna hmang sang zelin Bengal ram pui leh hausa ah pawh an in khuar zel a, Nawab of Bengal remtihna leh phalna pawh tel hauh lovin Calcutta hmunah inbengbelin French factory bulah bu an khuar hnai ta zel a ni. Hetih hunlai hian Anglo-French buaina Carnatic Wars ah Indian hruaitute chu an chakloh zia leh thawh hona an neih that loh zia a tilang chiang hle a,chutih rualin company chuan thuneihna Nawab hnenah pek an khap tlat bawk ani. He indona chhuah chhan ber ni a cu Nawab chuan English mi 145 hmeichhia leh naupangte pawh zuah lo a bawm tawt lutukah a khungkhawm a, Calcutta khaw lum lutukah chuan thawk that theih loh vangin mi 120 lai an thih phah a ni. He thil thleng hi ‘Black Hole tragedy’ tiin an lo vuah ta hial ani.

He thil thleng rapthlak tak avang hian English ho chuan Robert Clive chu he thil thlengte chingfel leh endik turin Bengal ah an tir a, Clive-a chuan Siraj-ud-daulah nena indo chu a chak hle tawh mahse ruahmanna tha tak nena beih a duh avangin thawhpui atan Mir Jafar,chief of commander chu inremsiamna a neih pui ta a. Robert Clive chuan Nawab hnenah Treaty of Alinagar bawhchhiat a nih thu a hrilh a, chhana a hmuh hmain sipai Murshidabad ah a tir nghal a, Nawab pawhin English sipaite lo dang turin a sipaite a tir nghal bawk a, 23^rd June 1757 ah Battle of Plassey chu a chhuak ta a ni.

He battle hian Siraj-ud-daulah lalna paih thlakin a awm tih a tilang chiang hle a. A thih hnu chuan British ho chuan Mir Jafar chu Nawab atan an ruat nghal a, he inbeihna hian ram kaihruai zel dan tur a ti chiang lo em em a,a nihna ang taka sawi chuan inthlak hlawkna a ni zawk mah ani. English thuneihna a ti pung em em a, chung bakah British  thuneihna pawimawh tak thlentu a ni.

English chu hnehna an chang avangin hruaitu thar an ni ta a. Bengal ram awptu thar an ni a, tihluihna leh remhriatna avang cauhin India ram chu hneh theih a ni tih cu an hre chiang hle bawk a ni . English ho chuan Hindu hel ho chu thawhpui tumin Muslim ho chu paihthlaka hneh an tum ta a ni. Bengal a thuneitu an nih tak avangin Northern India pawh  control zung zung a awl ta hle a. Battle of Plassey vang hian Bengal chu Mughal kut atangin English kutah a awm ta a, chu mai bakah sipai thawhhona chhiatzia a tilang bawk a ni.

Battle of Plassey vang hian English ho chuan Bengal chu an lo awp ta a. Bengal chuan hausakna lamah hma a sawn phah em em a, India rama ram bial khat hausa ber a lo nih phah ta ani. He indona hi kawng tinrengah a pawimawh em em a,  an hnehna channa hian Company hlutna a ti zual sawt bawk ani. Chutih rualin British ho chhungril chhiatzia chu an theihna zawng zawnga India ram hausakna engmah pawisakna nei loa lak an tumna chuan a rawn ti lang chiang hle ani.