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Plassey

Plassey

1 9.9
A place in Bengal, India, where a 1757 battle gave the British control
  • proper noun
: Plassey
  • The Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked a turning point in Indian history, resulting in British control over Bengal.

Examples

  • The realization led to the first big domino falling in the corporate colonization of India at the battle of Plassey.

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  • The Battle of Plassey is actually almost irrelevant; most of the action was in the intrigue that led up to it and followed.

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  • The events, like Plassey, seem like sideshows on the margins of land-based empires.

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  • General Robert Clive's victory at Plassey established British dominance in the region during the colonial era.

  • Many historians regard the Battle of Plassey as a crucial event that shaped the future of British rule in India.

Compounds

battle of Plassey
1 8.8

A 1757 battle in Bengal where British forces beat the local ruler and began British control in India

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Plassey comes from the Bengali place name Palashi, which itself comes from palash, the local tree called the 'flame of the forest' for its bright red flowers. That's why the battle is named after the town where it happened.