How the Treaty of Alinagar set the stage for the English East India Company’s political rise

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues    Source: IE  Context: The Treaty of Alinagar strengthened the position of the British in Bengal and laid foundations for the Battle of Plassey a few months later. The treaty was the prelude …