Study Guide · Chapter 7
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- In which battle did Robert Clive defeat Siraj-ud-Daulah, marking the start of British political power in India? — Battle of Plassey, 1757.
- Which battle led to the East India Company acquiring Diwani rights over Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha? — Battle of Buxar, 1764 (formalised by the Treaty of Allahabad, 1765).
- Who defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat (1526), founding the Mughal Empire? — Babur.
- Which battle prompted Emperor Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism? — The Kalinga War (261 BCE).
- Who fought Maharana Pratap at the Battle of Haldighati (1576) on Akbar's behalf? — Man Singh I of Amber.
- In the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), who defeated the Maratha Confederacy? — Ahmad Shah Abdali (Durrani).
- Which ruler is known as the "Tiger of Mysore," and in which battle did he die? — Tipu Sultan; died defending Seringapatam in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799).
- Who defeated Porus at the Battle of Hydaspes (326 BCE)? — Alexander the Great.
- Which battle marked the effective end of the Vijayanagara Empire? — Battle of Talikota, 1565.
- At which battle did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi die fighting British forces? — Near Gwalior, June 1858, during the Revolt of 1857.
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