Write an essay (about 15 lines) on why you think that The Battle of Plassey was a turning point in the History of India.

The Battle of Plassey was fought at the village called Plassey near Calcutta in 23rd June, A.D.1757. It was fought between the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-Ud-Daulah. Following are the reasons which prove that the Battle of Plassey was a turning point in the history of India.

• The battle of Plassey is considered to be the first victory of the Britishers against the princely states. They got the possession of one of the Indian Territory to rule and establish their power. That is why this battle is the turning point for Indian history.

• The victory of British EIC made them increase their influence in India. They got the Stronghold of Bengal and appointed Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal.

• As Mir Jafar was appointed by the British, he constantly had to fulfill all the demands of the Britishers which ultimately led to the Britishers taking over the control of India.

• As the Britishers consolidated their position in Bengal which helped Britishers to grow economically. This, as a result, made it easy for the British to drive French out of India.

• After this battle, the British started abusing Indians through various policies which only helped them to expand their area of influence.

• The British successfully made Mir Jafar sign a Treaty according to which the land within Mahratta Ditch (Kolkata) and between Calcutta and the sea brought under the control of British.

• The possession of Bengal provided them with the base to fight with other contemporary powers of India such as Marathas, Mysore, etc.

NOTES- Princely states are the small states which are under the control of the local or regional ruler. There were a total of 563 princely states also known as native states.