Reaction

• At the Battle of Plassey 1757, Siraj's 40 000 men were defeated by Clive's army.
• After the Battle of Plassey 1757 Britain went on to dominate India until 1947
• Siraj's replacement as Nawab , Mir Jafar cooperated with the British with the promise of becoming Nawab once Siraj was removed
• Siraj's replacement as Nawab, Mir Jafar cooperated with the British with the promise of becoming Nawab once Siraj was removed
• Mir Qasim a later Nawab attempted to introduce laws to limit the power of the English. The East India Company soon removed him from power.
• The Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam decided to march on the British forces, however, the defeated him and he was forced to sign a treaty which gave the English the same amount of power as the Nawabs