Siraj ud-Daulah became the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 and was the ruler who faced the British East India Company in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, which he lost, marking a significant turning point in British colonial history in India.
Nawab Alivardi Khan was the grandfather of
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2022 · Topic: East India Company and Nawab of Bengal (Rise of Independent Nawabs: Murshid Quli Khan and Alivardi Khan)
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