Mir Qasim (d. 1777): Nawab of Bengal (1760-1764). Mir Qasim (also spelt Mir Kasim) was installed as Nawab by the British East India Company replacing Mir Jafar, his father-in-law, who had himself been installed by the British after his treacherous role in the Battle of Palashi. However, Mir Jafar had started to act rebelliously by trying to tie up with the Dutch East India Company, and eventually the British overran the Dutch forces at Chinsura. 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... siraj-ud-daula was the last independent nawab of bengal, he lost his state bengal to mir Quasim because he was busy in his luxurious life of a king ... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... Mir Jafar Ali Khan (born 1691 – death February 5, 1765) was the traitor of Bengal. ... The Battle of Plassey was a battle that took place on June 23, 1757, near Palashi (পলাশী in Bengali) (anglicised to Plassey), a small village on the Bhagirathi River (a distributary of the Ganga) located about 150 km north of Kolkata, and south of town of Murshidabad (then capital of the... Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... Hugli-Chinsura (also commonly known as Hooghly-Chinsura) is a town in West Bengal, India. ...

Upon ascending the throne, Mir Qasim repaid the British with lavish gifts, but he soon tired of British interference and endless avarice, and eventually shifted his capital inland from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar, where he raised an independent army, financing them by streamling reforms in tax collection. Murshidabad is a district of the state of West Bengal, India. ... Munger town is headquarters of Munger district, Bihar state, India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ...

He opposed the Company position that their Mughal license (dastak) meant that they could trade without paying taxes (other local merchants with Mughal licenses were required to pay upto 40% of their revenue as tax). Eventually Mir Qasim abolished all taxes on the local traders as well. This upset the volume of British trade and hostilities built up until in 1763 Mir Qasim overran the Company offices in Patna, killing several Britishers including the Resident. The British retaliated.

After losing a number of skirmishes, Mir Qasim teamed up with Shuja-ud-Daula of Avadh, who was also threatened by the growing British might, and Shah Alam II, the itinerant Mughal emperor. However, their combined forces were defeated in the Battle of Buxar in 1764, thus ceding control of the rich Gangetic plain to the British. Shuja-ud-Daula (also known as Shuja) The ruler of the region that lies between the river Ganga and Yamuna (also called Jamuna) around 1761. ... Awadh (also known to the British as Oudh) is a region in the center of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Shah Alam II (1728–1806) was a Mughal emperor of India. ... Extent of Mughal empire in the late 1600s: the Mughals ruled all but the southern tip of the subcontinent. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Mir Qasim died in obscurity, possibly in Delhi in 1777. Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Baháí House of Worship is one of the most famous landmarks in Delhi. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...