Historical Facts
Job Charnock laid the foundation of Calcutta.
Siraj ud Daulah ordered the English to demolish their fortifications
at Chandarnagore.
After Siraj ud Daulah’s attack on Fort St. William, the
English escaped and took refuge in Fulta.
Calcutta was renamed Alinagar after its capture by Siraj ud
Daulah in 1756.
Mir Jafar was the Mir Bakshi in Siraj ud Daulah’s court.
Khadim Khan commanded the largest number of Nawab Siraj Ud
Daulah’s troops.
Manik Chand was the officer in charge of Calcutta during
Nawab Siraj ud Daulah’s regime in Bengal.
Jagath Seth was the biggest banker of Bengal during Nawab
Siraj ud Daulah’s time.
Black hole tragedy – Siraj ud Daulah on his attack on Fort
St. William captured 146 Britishers and put them in a small chamber leading to
the death of 123 Britishers.
By the Treaty of Alinagar 1757, Siraj ud Daulah granted the
British to mint coins, to fortify Calcutta and recognize their previliges.
Treaty of Alinagar was signed between Siraj ud Daulah and
Robert Clive.
Battle of Plassey was fought on the banks of River
Bhagirathi.
Robert Clive led the British forces in the Battle of
Plassey 1757.
Mir Jafar was commander in chief of Siraj ud Daula’s
troops.
On Mir Jafar’s mal-intentious advice, Siraj ud Daulah suspended
the fight in the Battle of Plassey.
Casualties in the Battle of Plassey 1757 – about 65 on the
English side and around 500 on the Nawab’s side.
Miran was the son of Mir Jafar.
Zamindari of 24 parganas were granted to the British by Mir
Jafar.
Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa were areas where the British were
granted undisputed right to trade by Mir Jafar.
Shah Alam II gave Mir Jafar the title of ‘Omrah’.
Mir Jafar gave the monopoly of salt and pepper trade in Bengal
to the British.
By Treaty of Allahabad 1765, the British got the Diwani of
Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa from Shah Alam II.
Mir Jafar was called as Col. Clive’s Jackal.
Alivardi Khan was the Nawab of Bengal who gave permission
to the English East India Company to fortify their settlements in Bengal.
The Dutch army helped Mir Jafar against the British in
1759.
Burdwan, Midnapur and Chittagong – the districts ceded to
the East India Company by Mir Qasim.
Mir Qasim (Nawab of Bengal) transferred the capital from
Murshidabad to Monghyr.
Mir Qasim gave permission to the English East India Company
to mint coins in Bengal.
Mir Qasim protested the misuse of Dastaks by the English
servants.
Mir Qasim suspended Ram Narayan, the Deputy Governor of
Bengal and put him to death.
Mir Qasim admitted the English traders a share in the internal
trade provided the English pay 9% duty on the cost of goods.
Mir Qasim restarted collecting Khajirijama which had
earlier been stopped.
Mir Qasim abolished duties in Bengal for all traders in
protest against the misuse of dastaks by the English servants.
Internal duties were levied in Bengal at the rate of 2.5%.
Drain of wealth from India to Britain started in the reign
of Mir Jafar
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Mir Qasim formed a confederation to oust the English from
Bengal with Shuja ud Daula, the Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, the then Mughal
Emperor.
Major Hector Munro commanded the English forces int eh
Battle of Buxar of 1764.
Allahabad and Kara were areas which Shuja ud Daulah, the
Nawab of Bengal had to cede to the British by the Treaty of Allahabad 1765.
Rupees 26 lakhs per annum was the annual payment made by the
Company to the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in lieu of the Diwani Right of
Bengal secured by the Company.
Warren Hastings stopped the annual payment of Rupees 26
lakhs to Shah Alam II in lieu of the Diwani Right of Bengal.
Mir Jafar became Nawab of Bengal for the second time.
After Mir Jafar’s death, the English appointed Najim ud
Daulah as the Nawab of Bengal.
For the exercise of Diwani, the English appointed two
deputy Diwans – Mohammed Reza Khan in Bengal and Raja Shitab Roy in Bihar.
Robert Clive held the title of ‘Salbat Jung’.
The government of Bengal between 1765-72 was called as dual
government because the Nizam performed the Nizamat functions and the English
Company enjoyed Diwani rights.
Warren Hastings abolished dual government in Bengal since
the Court of Directors desired so.
Robert Clive became Governor of Bengal twice. The tenures
of his governorship were 1757-60 and 1765-67.
1765-72 was the period of dual governorship in Bengal.
Verelvt was the Governor of Bengal from 1767-69.
Cartier was the Governor of Bengal from 1769-72.
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772.
Robert Clive divided his army and stationed them at three
different places – Bankipur, Allahabad and Monghyr.
Dual system of Government was abolished by Regulating Act
of 1772.
Governor of Bengla who committed suicide after returning back
to England was Robert Clive. He committed suicide because he was declared guilty
by the House of Commons.
Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of India.
British secured the rights of duty free trade after Bengal
in Awadh.
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