UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1999 · Q1(a) · 20 marks
After 1757 there grew up a State of Bengal which was a “sponsored state“ as well as a “plundered state“. Critically examine
- Chapter
- European Penetration into India
- Topic
- Bengal after Plassey: Mir Jafar, Mir Kasim and Clive
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