Battle of Buxar (1764) The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764, between the forces of East India Company under Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Awadh, and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. The Battle was fought at Buxar, then a territory of Bengal, and it was a decisive victory for the British East India Company. Background of Battle: As the company thought that Mir Qasim would be an ideal puppet for them, but he belied…
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