Battle of Buxar was fought in _______ .

1764

The correct answer is Option 3- 1764

The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764.

It was a decisive victory for the British East India Company over the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula; and the Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II. The battle marked the end of the attempt to rule Bengal through a puppet nawab, and from then on the company took control.

The other options are incorrect:

• 1757 was the year of the Battle of Plassey, another decisive victory for the British East India Company in India.
• 1767 was the year of the First Anglo-Mysore War.
• 1774 was the year of the First Rohilla War.