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❦Mir Qasim
Nawab of Bengal
Mir Qasim is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.
Biography
Context
In the context of Conflict between Bengal nawabi authority and East India Company power., Mir Qasim is recognized as Nawab of Bengal. Mir Qasim is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.
Contribution
Mir Qasim is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.
Impact
Their role helps explain how power, institutions, or ideas shifted during this period.
Timeline Placement
Mir Qasim appears in 2 linked timeline events, spanning 1763 - 1764.
First Appearance
1763
Latest Appearance
1764
Active Span
1763 - 1764
Linked Events
2
Legacy Summary
Their role helps explain how power, institutions, or ideas shifted during this period. This influence is reflected across 2 connected events.
References
Key sources for understanding this figure
A Comprehensive History of Modern Bengal, 1700-1950
A three-volume survey covering the Nawabi era, colonial remaking, and the freedom struggle through 1950.
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Battle of Buxar
Overview of the 1764 battle that consolidated East India Company military-political leverage in eastern India.
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Buxar, Battle of
Banglapedia entry explaining the East India Company, Mir Qasim, and the road from Bengal conflict to Buxar.
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Diwani
Bengal-focused reference on the diwani system, the 1765 agreements, and how revenue authority passed to the East India Company.
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East India Company
Overview of the Company's shift from trade to colonial rule, including the grant of diwani rights and its economic consequences in Bengal.
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Seir Mutaqherin / Siyar-ul-Mutakhkherin
A late eighteenth-century history of Mughal India that is essential for understanding Bengal Nawabs and Plassey.
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