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❦East India Company Gets Diwani Rights in Bengal
Full list of figures, martyrs, coordinators, and collectives associated with 1765.
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East India Company Commander
He commanded Company forces at Plassey and coordinated political alliances that enabled British influence over Bengal.
Company expansion in Bengal, especially 1757 and its aftermath.
His victory and strategy accelerated Company political control in Bengal.
Commander and Later Nawab of Bengal
A senior commander in Siraj ud-Daulah's camp, he joined the anti-Siraj conspiracy and was installed as Nawab after Plassey.
Court and military politics of Bengal, 1757.
His realignment was decisive in the outcome of Plassey and in the transfer of influence to the Company.
Banking House and Court Financier
The Jagat Seth banking network was deeply involved in court finance and is widely linked to the anti-Siraj political coalition around Plassey.
Murshidabad financial politics and elite bargaining, 1757.
It illustrates how finance capital influenced sovereign transitions in Bengal.
Mughal Emperor
Shah Alam II is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.
Imperial decline and treaty politics around Bengal after Buxar.
Their role helps explain how power, institutions, or ideas shifted during this period.
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Warren Hastings is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.
Early colonial state-building and revenue-administrative centralization in Bengal.
Their role helps explain how power, institutions, or ideas shifted during this period.
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