The 1757 Plassey Plot: How a Traitor Won Bengal
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In June 1757, a small British force defeated the Nawab of Bengal's army at Plassey — but the battle was decided long before the first shot. This episode unpacks the conspiracy that changed South Asia: Robert Clive's secret pact with Mir Jafar, the betrayal of the Nawab's generals, and the monsoon rain that made it all possible. We trace Siraj-ud-Daulah's rise, his clash with the East India Company over Calcutta, and the shadowy meetings in a Calcutta garden that sealed his fate. Along the way, we meet the Armenian merchant Khwaja Wajid, the banker Jagat Seth, and the French commander who almost changed everything. The numbers are staggering — a few thousand soldiers against fifty thousand — and the aftermath even more so. Plassey didn't just win a battle; it handed Bengal to the Company for two centuries. If you've ever wondered how a trading firm became an empire, this is the turning point. Join Lucas and Luna as they untangle the plot, the players, and the price of betrayal.
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