UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2002 · Q1(a) · 20 marks
‚The verdict at Plassey was confirmed by the English victory at Buxar'.
- Chapter
- British Expansion in India
- Topic
- Bengal: Plassey, Buxar and After
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