From Trade to Territory
The East India Company's transformation from a trading enterprise to a territorial power: the battles of Plassey and Buxar.
Key Questions
- 1How did a trading company become the ruler of Bengal?
- 2What was the significance of the Battle of Plassey?
- 3How did the Company use Indian rivalries to expand its power?
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