Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of Battle of Plassey?

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SSC CHSL Previous Paper 113 (Held On: 26 Oct 2020 Shift 3)

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The correct answer is Alamgir II.

Key Points

Alamgir II was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the Battle of Plassey.
- Alamgir II was the Mughal Emperor of India from 3 June 1754 to 29 November 1759.
- He was the son of Jahandar Shah.
- The Battle of Plassey was fought between Siraj-Ud-Daulah who was then the Bengal Nawab and East India Company forces headed by Robert Clive.
- The Battle of Plassey took place when Nawab of Bengal Siraj-Ud-Daulah did not like the uncontrolled use of privileges by the East India Company’s officials.
- Also, the workers of the company stopped paying the taxes that became one of the reasons for the Battle of Plassey.

Additional Information

Siraj-ud-Daulah:
- Siraj-ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal who succeeded Alivadi Khan to the throne.
- The end of his reign marks the end of the independent rule in India and the beginning of the company's rule that continued unabated over the next two hundred years.
- The end of his reign marked the start of British East India Company rule over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent.
Mir Qasim:
- Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763.
- He was installed as Nawab with the support of the British East India Company, replacing Mir Jafar, his father-in-law, who had himself been supported earlier by the East India Company after his role in winning the Battle of Plassey for the British.