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Buxar or Baksr , town (1991 pop. 55,660), Bihar state, E central India. A British victory at Buxar in 1764 assured British control of the Bengal area. In Hindu mythology, it is connected to the god Rama.

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Buxar, Battle of

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Buxar, Battle of (22 October 1764) A decisive battle at the town of Buxar in north-east India, which confirmed the EAST INDIA COMPANY's control of Bengal and Bihar. Facing the Company were the combined forces of the MOGUL emperor ( Shah Alam), the governor of Oudh ( Shuja ad-Daula), and the dispossessed governor of Bengal ( Mir Qasim). The Company's victory achieved recognition of its predominance in the region, demonstrated by the transfer of the diwani (revenue collecting powers) to the Company's agents in 1765.

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