Terms of the offer
Battle of Buxar, Buxur also spelled Baksar, (22 October 1764 ), conflict at Buxar in northeastern India between the forces of the British East India Company, commanded by Major Hector Munro, and the combined army of an alliance of Indian states including Bengal, Awadh, and the Mughal Empire. The Battle of Buxar , fought on 22–23 October 1764 near Buxar on the Ganges in western Bihar, decisively pitted the British East India Company’s army under Major (Sir) Hector Munro against a triple alliance of Mir Qasim (ex-Nawab of Bengal), Shuja-ud-Daula (Nawab of Awadh), and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, and ended in a sweeping Company victory that remade the political order in North India. This article aims to study in detail the causes, events, aftermath, and significance of the Battle of Buxar , exploring how this conflict shaped the trajectory of colonial rule in India. Battle of Buxar was fought between the East India Company, and a joint army of the Nawab of Oudh, Nawab of Bengal, and the Mughal Emperor in 1764. Check out history, causes, impact, consequences below.
