Battle of Plessey
The French encouraged the Nawab of Bengal to attack the EIC base at Calcutta. Further more the Fortification of British post on Calcutta was also against agreement with the Nawab of Bengal and so Siraj-ud-Daulah marched over Calcutta and seized Fort William and locked the British residents in a small room. 23 out of 65 people died. This incident is known as Black Hole Incident and it led to Battle of Plessey. Robert Clive succeeded in defeating Siraj Ud Daula by bribing one of his key men Mir Jaffer. Jafar was made the new Nawab of Bengal and Bengal came under EIC’s rule.
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