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Siraj ud-Daulah
Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. In 1757 he was defeated by the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey. His defeat is regarded as the turning point at which the Company ceased to act solely as a trading enterprise and began to function as a territorial ruler in India.
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Oct 18
In the 1757 Battle of Plassey, the East India Company exploited internal political conflicts in Bengal (including succession disputes) to defeat the Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah and gain the right to administer Bengal's tax revenue.
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