UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2022 · Q1(a) · 10 marks
'The Battle of Plassey (1757) was a skirmish while the Battle of Buxar (1764) was a real war'. Critically examine 10
- Chapter
- British Expansion in India
- Topic
- Bengal: Plassey, Buxar and After
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