Multiple choice

Siraj-ud-Daulah lost the battle of Plassey due to the treachery of one of his own commanders. Who was he?

  1. Mir Jafar

  2. Mir Qasim

  3. Mir Jumla

  4. Shah Alam
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Explanation

Mir Jafar was the commander-in-chief of Siraj-ud-Daulah's army who secretly conspired with the British and betrayed his own ruler. He did not deploy his troops during the Battle of Plassey (1757), ensuring Siraj-ud-Daulah's defeat. This treachery led to Mir Jafar being installed as the puppet Nawab of Bengal by the East India Company.

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