Sirajuddaulah's army got defeated because of Mir Jafar, traitor. He was a commander in Sirajuddaulah's army but didn't fought. He was greedy of throne but the there is idiom in Hindi "Jese ko tesa" . He became Nawab of Bengal in 1757 but he revolted due to high compensation he need to pay to British for Calcutta attack by former Nawab. He even bribed some EIC official. EIC keep asking for high amount to him. So, Mir Jafar formed alliance with Dutch and led a battle against EIC. That was Battle of Chinsura. He and his allies got ultimately defeated and was thrown out. In his place his son-in-law Mir Qasim got placed but Mir Qasim eventually formed alliance with Awadh and Mughals to throw EIC out of India. In 1764, Battle of Buxar happened between EIC and Bengal and Allies. Bengal and Allies got defeated. Mir Qasim got replaced by Mir Jafar in 1764 but Mir Jafar died in 1765.
To be continued....
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