Battle of Buxar: After the death of Shuja-ud-Daula in the "Battle of Plassey", Mir Zafar was appointed as the new Nawab of Bengal in the history of India under the command of the British East India Company.
With time, Mir Zafar also realized that he is just being a pawn of the British empire. To free himself from the grasp of the Britishers, Mir Zafar planted an attack which went to the loss of his throne and again been profitable for the Britishers.
This time the throne was given to Mir Qasim- the son-in-law of Mir Zafar by the Britishers.
But this time, the Britishers held their grudges for the Mughals and took a lot of things as compensation for the damage done by Mir Zafar.
From the very initial period of his rulership, Mir Qasim was aware of the slavery of Britishers, but he didn't charged like Mir Zafar.
He took his time to plan strategies to make the Bengal province independent.
After a long wait, Mir Qasim united with Shuja-ud-Daula (Nawab of Awadh) and Mughal emperor Shah Alam II and decided to attack the Britishers in the land of Buxar (part of today's Bihar) in 1764.
This was the time when Major Hector Munro was leading the British empire in Bengal.
The purpose of uniting all three Nawabs was to abolish the British empire and to refurbish the independent Nawabi of the Mughals in India.
The planning was all good until the time to show real courage came, and when it came Mir Qasim showed his back to his comrades.
The story says that just after fighting for 4 hours with the Britishers, Mir Qasim retreated from the battle leaving the other two Nawabs on the Battlefield to fight the Britishers alone.
Well, this deed from the main pillar of revolt changed everything and the other two Nawabs also surrendered.
After losing the battle in Buxar, the Mughal emperor and the Nawab of Awadh were called to Robert Clive's court where Shuja-ud-Daula was asked to give the regions of Kora and Allahabad compensating with rupees 50 lakhs for causing harm to the army in return of Awadh.
While the areas of Kora and Allahabad were offered to the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, the Dehli province in return had to promise the Diwani rights of Bengal and 80 other districts around it to the Britishers.
As Mir Qasim ran off from the province of Bengal, the throne of the Nawab was again given to Mir Zafar by the Britishers.
This is how the "Battle of Buxar" ended up with another arc for the British empire to rule over India...
Who fought the "Battle of Buxar" from the side of the Britishers?
Major Hector Munro led the troops from the side of the Britishers in the "Battle of Buxar".
What was the main reason for fighting the "Battle of Buxar"?
The reason behind fighting the battle was to regain the independent Nawabi of Bengal.
When were the Britishers first came to India?
Britishers came to India in 1600 as traders and by the end of 1647, they were the leading power in the nation.
Who won the "Battle of Buxar"?
The battle was won by the Britishers due to the internal disturbances in the Mughal emperors.
