oct 22, 1764 - Battle of Buxar
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- Mughal(Shah Alam II) + nawab of Awadh(Shuja-Ud-Daulah) + nawab of Bengal(Mir Kasim)
vs
British(Major Hector Munro)
- The victory of the British over the Mughal emperor was a big victory and turning point. This Victory made the British the supreme power in north India & contender for supremacy over the whole India
- Mir Jafar who was made nawab due to a tussle between British and Mir Kasim agreed to cede the territories like Midnapore, Burdwan and Chittahong to British
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