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4 days ago · Sirajuddaulah on Throne: Upon the death of Alivardi Khan in 1756, Sirajuddaulah assumed the position of Nawab in Bengal. Concerns for Company: The East India Company was concerned about his authority and aimed to establish a pliant ruler who would grant trade benefits.
5 days ago · Alivardi Khan unable to check the raids ceded Odisha to Raghoji I Bhonsle in 1751. During this period, the idols of Jagannath and other deities were removed from the temple several times, and hidden to save them from iconoclasm .
Jun 11, 2024 · Alivardi Khan succeeded Siraj-Ud-Daula as the Nawab of Bengal, taking over from the former ruler. The Britishers were instructed to stop building more fortifications after he had been appointed Nawab of Bengal the previous year.
Jun 17, 2024 · The Battle of Plassey. In 1756, Alivardi Khan passed away, and Sirajuddaulah ascended to the position of Nawab of Bengal. The East India Company attempted to support one of Sirajuddaulah’s rivals in claiming the Nawabship.
3 days ago · Alivardi Khan (1740-1756), the Nawab of Bengal died in 1756 AD. After him Siraj-Ud-Daula became the Nawab of Bengal. Due to increasing tension between Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal and British company, Siraj-ud-Daulah attack on Calcutta forced the British to flee from there.
Jun 16, 2024 · Clive advanced on the Bengali capital, Murshidabad, and was confronted by the nawab’s army at Plassey (Palashi) by the Bhaghirathi River. The balance of forces seemed to make a British victory impossible. The nawab’s army numbered 50,000, two-thirds infantry armed at best with matchlock muskets.
Jun 7, 2024 · The garden hosts the graves of Siraj ud-Daulah and Alivardi Khan, inside a square, flat-roofed mausoleum surrounded by an arcade verandah.
