Battle of Buxar was fought in _______ .
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
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.