What were the results of the Battle of Buxar?

1.	What were the results of the Battle of Buxar?
Answer» The combined forces of Mir Qasim faced the British army led by Hector Munro at Buxar in 1764. Mir Qasim got defeated and ran away from the battlefield. Sha Alam-II surrendered. The efforts of the combined forces to stop the British force failed completely. Outcomes: 1. Sha Alam-II accorded the Dewani rights over Bengal to the British. 2. Sha Alam-II gave away all the rights over Bengal to the British for an annual fee of rupees 26 lakhs. 3. The Nawab of Awadh had to give away a fine of rupees 50 lakh for waging a war against the company. 4. With the death of Mir Jaffar, the company paid pension to his son and took over the entire administration of Bengal.

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The combined forces of Mir Qasim faced the British army led by Hector Munro at Buxar in 1764. Mir Qasim got defeated and ran away from the battlefield. Sha Alam-II surrendered. The efforts of the combined forces to stop the British force failed completely.

Outcomes:

1. Sha Alam-II accorded the Dewani rights over Bengal to the British.

2. Sha Alam-II gave away all the rights over Bengal to the British for an annual fee of rupees 26 lakhs.

3. The Nawab of Awadh had to give away a fine of rupees 50 lakh for waging a war against the company.

4. With the death of Mir Jaffar, the company paid pension to his son and took over the entire administration of Bengal.

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