The Battle of Plassey's Forgotten Aftermath: Mir Qasim and the Ghost of Bengal

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the turbulent years after the Battle of Plassey, focusing on the brief but consequential reign of Nawab Mir Qasim. While Siraj-ud-Daulah's fall is well known, the story of his successor who tried to rebuild Bengal's strength and challenge the East India Company is often overlooked. From the fateful Treaty of 1760, which ceded huge territories to the Company, to the bloody Anglo-Mughal conflict that followed, Lucas unpacks how Mir Qasim reformed the army, allied with the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal emperor, and fought the Battle of Buxar in 1764. Luna's sharp questions bring out the ironies of a ruler who tried to modernize but was crushed by the very forces he hoped to control. The episode also touches on the black hole legend, the shifting alliances of Mir Jafar, and the strange afterlife of Bengal's Nawabs as British puppets. A fresh angle on a pivotal decade that sealed Bengal's fate long before the British Raj formally began.

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