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Mir Qasim ( Bengali: মীর কাশিম; died 8 May 1777) was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763. He was installed as Nawab with the support of the British East India Company, replacing Mir Jafar, his father-in-law, who had himself been supported earlier by the East India Company after his role in winning the Battle of Plassey for the British.
The Battle of Buxar was fought between 22 and 23 October 1764, between the forces of the British East India Company, under the command of Major Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Balwant Singh, Maharaja of the Banaras State; Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, Emperor of the Mughal Empire.
May 26, 2024 · Mir Qasim Death. On May 8, 1777, Mir Qasim passed away in obscurity and extreme poverty, likely from dropsy, in Kotwal, close to Delhi. Mir Qasim & East India Company UPSC. In order to better the state’s affairs, Mir Qasim, a capable and powerful ruler, moved his capital from Murshidabad to Munger (Bihar) in 1762.
The defeat of Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula of Oudh, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II at the Battle of Buxar in 1764 paved the way for British expansion across India.
Apr 12, 2021 · The Battle of Buxar was fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal till 1763; Shuja-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
Mir Qasim, Shuja-Ud-Daula and Shah Alam-II lost the battle on October 22, 1764. Major Hector Munro won a decisive battle and Robert Clive had a major role in that. English became a great power in northern India.
Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763. He was installed as Nawab with the support of the British East India Company, replacing Mir Jafar, his father-in-law, who had himself been supported earlier by the East India Company after his role in winning the Battle of Plassey for the British.
In 1762-63, Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar revolted against the British East India Company. Mir Qasim had shifted his capital to Munger, in the present day Bhagalpur district of Bihar to avoid political interference from the British.
history of India. In India: The period of disorder, 1760–72. …was supplanted by his son-in-law, Mīr Qāsim, after the latter had paid a large gratuity to the company and to Vansittart personally. In addition, he ceded to the British the districts of Burdwan, Midnapore, and Chittagong.
Mir Qasim nawab of Bengal (1760-1763). He was put on the throne of Murshidabad by the east india company, replacing his father-in-law mir jafar, on 20 October 1760. Able and ambitious, Mir Qasim was determined to assert his independence at the earliest opportunity, and he embodied the Indian reaction to the English company's exploitations.
