Subject of the Presentation: British takeover of Bengal

FLOW OF THE PPT

Prelude to the Conquest https://www.maneshwarclasses.com/expansion-and-
consolidation-of-british-power-in-india/

Alivardi Khan and the English

https://www.maneshwarclasses.com/expansion-and-consolidation-of-british-power-in-india/
Pic: 'Alivardi Khan, who became Nawab of Bengal in 1740, in his palace at Murshidabad
Pic: Muharram celebrations at night, Murshidabad 1745
Challenges Before Siraj-ud-daula
https://www.maneshwarclasses.com/expansion-and-consolidation-of-british-power-in-india/
Pic: Illustration of the so supposed ‘Black Hole incident’

The Battle of Plasseyhttps://knowledgekart.in/blog/battle-of-plassey-1757-ncert-

notes-on-modern-indian-history-for-upsc/

Pic: An artists impression of the Battle of Plassey

Pic: Siraj Ud Daula was so over confident that he didn’t even bring tarpaulin sheet , though it rained heavily.
Anecdote

Mir Jafar and the Battle of Chinsurah

https://www.gktoday.in/gk/battle-of-chinsura/
Mir Kasim and the Treaty of 1760
https://www.indianetzone.com/43/mir_qasim.htm

Ghasiti Begum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghaseti_Begum#Conspiracy_against_Siraj_ud-Daulah
The Battle of Buxar https://knappily.com/onthisday/treaty-of-allahabad-shah-alam-
robert-clive-499
Pic: Shah Alam conveying the grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive'(1765).

The Treaty of Allahabad https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/upsc-mains-battle-

buxar-1764/
 Pic : Original copy of the treaty

Dual Government in Bengal (1765-72) include points from both

these below embedded links http://www.gkforallexams.in/indianhistory/dual-government-in-
bengal.aspx

https://gknotebook.com/dual-government-of-bengal-1765-72/
a. Critical Analysis of the Dual System of Government in
Bengalhttps://www.padmad.org/2017/05/dual-system-of-government-in-bengal.html
b. Abolition of Dual System of Governmenthttps://www.padmad.org/2017/05/dual-system-
of-government-in-bengal.html

Great Bengal Faminehttps://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/ncert-notes-bengal-famine-

1770/

Pic: Great Bengal Famine

Pic: Distribution of relief in Bengal province