2. Plassey, Buxar and the Diwani
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Plassey (23 June 1757) was a political victory that gave the Company control over Bengal’s court, but Buxar (22 October 1764) was a broader military victory over Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II. The Treaty of Allahabad (1765) gave the Company the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The Dual Government in Bengal, associated with Robert Clive, separated revenue collection from nominal administration and produced grave accountability problems.
Exam lens Do not treat Plassey and Buxar as interchangeable. Plassey installed a dependent nawab; Buxar confirmed the Company’s military superiority against a coalition. Diwani meant the right to collect revenue, not complete sovereignty in one instant. |
Exact associations
Anchor | Association |
1757 | Plassey; Siraj-ud-daulah; Robert Clive |
1764 | Buxar; Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II |
1765 | Diwani; Treaty of Allahabad; Dual Government |
Worked understanding
Read this chapter as a connected chain: Plassey, Buxar and the Diwani is linked to the institutions, people, dates and consequences above. On a direct SSC question, retrieve the exact association; on a higher-level question, add the reason or consequence rather than listing names.
Memory reconstruction Close the book and write five anchors for Plassey, Buxar and the Diwani: date/period, place, person or organisation, immediate issue, and consequence. Then compare your answer with the table. |
Solved examples from this chapter
Question focus | Correct move | Answer |
The Company obtained Diwani rights in: | The grant followed the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. | C. 1765 |
Buxar was fought against: | It was a three-party coalition against the Company. | B. Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II |
Dual Government is associated with: | Clive introduced the arrangement in Bengal. | A. Robert Clive |
What an examiner is testing
The options around Plassey, Buxar and the Diwani are usually built from a nearby date, person, place or organisation. Read the stem for its anchor word, eliminate options from the wrong period, and then use the table to confirm the exact pair. A one-line explanation is the best protection against a lucky guess.
Step-by-step answer construction
Example 1: The Company obtained Diwani rights in: Start by locating the question in the chapter’s period and association table. Eliminate the options belonging to another movement, Act, person or region. The supported answer is 1765, because The grant followed the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765.
Example 2: Buxar was fought against: Start by locating the question in the chapter’s period and association table. Eliminate the options belonging to another movement, Act, person or region. The supported answer is Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II, because It was a three-party coalition against the Company.
Example 3: Dual Government is associated with: Start by locating the question in the chapter’s period and association table. Eliminate the options belonging to another movement, Act, person or region. The supported answer is Robert Clive, because Clive introduced the arrangement in Bengal.
Chapter practice
1. The Company obtained Diwani rights in:
(A) 1757 (B) 1764 (C) 1765 (D) 1773
Answer: C. 1765 | Explanation: The grant followed the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765.
2. Buxar was fought against:
(A) Siraj alone (B) Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II (C) Tipu Sultan alone (D) Ranjit Singh
Answer: B. Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II | Explanation: It was a three-party coalition against the Company.
3. Dual Government is associated with:
(A) Robert Clive (B) Warren Hastings (C) Cornwallis (D) Dalhousie
Answer: A. Robert Clive | Explanation: Clive introduced the arrangement in Bengal.
Chronology and causation drill
For Plassey, Buxar and the Diwani, write the five-link chain: period or date → place → person or organisation → immediate issue → consequence. Then add the nearest confusing event and one precise difference. This is the format that turns static history into reliable SSC CGL recall.
Recall layer | Question to answer | Student check |
Exact fact | What is the date, place or association for Plassey, Buxar and the Diwani? | I can state it without options. |
Causation | What pressure or event produced it? | I can name the immediate issue. |
Consequence | What changed after it? | I can state one consequence. |
Trap | Which nearby event is easiest to confuse? | I can distinguish both. |