In which battle was Siraj Ud–Daulah defeated by Lord Clive?

🔑 Key Points
→ Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.
→ Clive's victory eventually led to the British becoming the greatest economic and military power in India.
→ The Battle of Plassey had political significance for it laid the foundation of the British Empire in India; it has been rightly regarded as the starting point of British rule in India.

📝 Additional Information:
→ As a result of this victory, Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal. He gave large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas to the English.
→ English rivals, the French, were ousted.