_War between Alliance (Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam || ) and British
The British East India Company's victory over a Mughal-led coalition secured dominance over the Indian subcontinent and led to Diwani rights over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
Key Facts
- Date of Battle
- 22–23 October 1764
- British Commander
- Major Hector Munro
- Location
- Buxar, Bihar, on the banks of the Ganges
- Distance from Patna
- 130 km
- Concluding Treaty
- Treaty of Allahabad, 1765
- Rights Granted
- Diwani rights over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Tensions between the British East India Company and Indian rulers escalated after Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal, formed an alliance with Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II to resist British expansion and interference in regional governance and trade.
On 22–23 October 1764, British East India Company forces under Major Hector Munro engaged the combined armies of Shah Alam II, Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, and Balwant Singh at Buxar, a fortified town in Bihar. The Company emerged victorious in what proved a hard-fought engagement.
The defeat of the allied Indian rulers led to the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765, under which the East India Company was granted Diwani rights—the authority to collect revenues from Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa on behalf of the Mughal emperor—effectively establishing British fiscal and administrative control over much of northern India.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Major Hector Munro.
Side B
4 belligerents
Shah Alam II, Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, Balwant Singh.