when and between whom was the battle of plassey fought? why was it considered an important landmark in the history of india?

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it happened between the mughals and the british compnay,

It is considered as an important war because it was the first major victory for the BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY

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Battle of plassey happened on 1757 between Sirajjudaulah, the son of Alivardi khan and the East India Company. It was considered an important landmark beacuse it was the first major victory of the britishers.

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TheBattle of PlasseyorJang e Palasiwas a decisive victory of the BritishEast India Companyover theNawab of Bengaland hisFrench[2]allies on 23 June 1757. The battle established the Company rule inBengalwhich expanded over much ofIndiafor the next hundred years. The battle took place atPlassey(anglicised version ofPalashi) on the banks of theBhagirathi River(another name ofHooghly Riverupstream ofKolkata), about 150km north ofCalcuttaand south ofMurshidabad, then capital ofBengal(now inNadiadistrict inWest Bengal). The belligerents were NawabSiraj-ud-daulah, the last independentNawabof Bengal, and the BritishEast India Company. When Alivardhi Khan died in 1756, Siraj-ud-dulah became the nawab of Bengal. He orderd the English to stop the extension of their fortification. Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar the commander in chief of the nawab's army and attacked Calcuta. He defeated the Nawab at Plassey in 1757 and captured Calcutta

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it was fought b/w sirajudaullah n britishers.it is considered as an imp landmark bcoz it was the first battle of britishers

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It was fought between Siraj-ud-Daula and the Britishers in the year 1757.It is considered important landmark in history of India because it made the British a souverign power in India.

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