Battle of Baksar

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The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath British East India Company became the de facto ruler of Bengal ⓘ
establishment of Company’s fiscal-military state in eastern India ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Buxar ⓘ
belligerentStrength British East India Company forces approximately 7,000–8,000 troops ⓘ
allied Indian forces significantly larger than British forces ⓘ
cause Mir Qasim’s attempt to assert independence from the British East India Company ⓘ
conflict over revenue and trade privileges in Bengal ⓘ
combatant British East India Company ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
commander Hector Munro ⓘ
Mir Qasim ⓘ
Shah Alam II ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ
countryAtTime Mughal Empire ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
hasDate 1764-10-22 ⓘ
hasLocation Baksar ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
near Buxar ⓘ
on the banks of the Ganges River ⓘ
present-day Bihar, India ⓘ
hasSignificance marked the beginning of effective British revenue control in eastern India ⓘ
pivotal event in the establishment of British rule in India ⓘ
hasTheatre Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
hasYear 1764 ⓘ
involvedEntity Awadh ⓘ
Bengal Subah ⓘ
Mughal imperial forces ⓘ
opponent Mir Qasim ⓘ
Shah Alam II ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ
partOf British conquest of Bengal ⓘ
Company rule in India ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Plassey ⓘ
result decisive British East India Company victory ⓘ
resultedIn British political dominance in much of northern India ⓘ
Treaty of Allahabad ⓘ
consolidation of British power in Bengal ⓘ
final eclipse of Mir Qasim ⓘ
grant of Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the British East India Company ⓘ
reduction of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to a British-dependent ruler ⓘ
weakening of the Nawab of Awadh ⓘ

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Battle of Buxar → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Baksar ⓘ