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| Battle of Buxar
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The Battle of Buxar, which took place in October 1764, was fought between the forces under the control of the British East India Company on one side, and the collective armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Suja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh, and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor on the other side. The battle was fought at Buxar (now a part of the state of Bihar in India), a town positioned on the bank of the Ganges River. This battle won by the forces of the British East India Company was a crucial one. The battle gave the British the Diwani rights to govern the collection and management of revenues of large areas which currently form parts of Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh, and also of Bangladesh. While the Battle of Plassey helped the British east India Company in securing a strong grip in India, the Battle of Buxar made them the central power in India.
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