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Question
The East India Company’s territorial power began to increased rapidly in India after which of the following Battles?
Options
The Battle of Buxar
The Battle of Plassey
The First Anglo-Mysore War
The Third Anglo-Maratha War
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Solution
The Battle of Plassey
Explanation:
After Robert Clive’s victory at Plassey (June 1757), the East India Company secured control over Bengal’s revenue and installed a compliant ruler, which gave it the political and financial base for rapid territorial expansion in India. The later Battle of Buxar (1764) further consolidated British dominance over Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha.
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