Mir Jafar

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Commander-in-chief: The highest-ranking officer in charge of all military forces.
Dependent Nawab: A ruler who is subject to the authority and control of a foreign power, in this case, the British East India Company.
Battle of Plassey: A decisive 1757 battle where Mir Jafar's betrayal led to the victory of the British East India Company and the fall of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.
British East India Company: A powerful English joint-stock company that was granted a charter for trade in India and eventually became a ruling power.