UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1985 · Q1(a) · 20 marks
‘Thus ended the famous battle of Buxar, on which depended the fate of India and which was as gallantly disputed as was important in its results.'
- Chapter
- British Expansion in India
- Topic
- Bengal: Plassey, Buxar and After
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