Which of the following groups fought against the English East India Company in the Battle of Buxar of 1764?
(a) Siraj-ud-daulah, Shah Alam II and Mir Qasim.
(b) Mir Qasim, Sujah-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II.
(c) Safdar Jung, Mir Qasim and Siraj-ud-daulah.
(d) Mir Jafar, Shah Alam II and Sujah-ud-Daulah

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Which of the following groups fought against the English East India Company in the Battle of Buxar of 1764?
(a) Siraj-ud-daulah, Shah Alam II and Mir Qasim.
(b) Mir Qasim, Sujah-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II.
(c) Safdar Jung, Mir Qasim and Siraj-ud-daulah.
(d) Mir Jafar, Shah Alam II and Sujah-ud-Daulah

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In 1764, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II joined Mir Qasim (Nawab of Bengal) and Shuja-ud-daula (Nawab of Awadh) in the Battle of Buxar against the English East India Company (EEIC).

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Which of the following groups fought against the English East India Company in the Battle of Buxar of 1764? (a) Siraj-ud-daulah, Shah Alam II and Mir Qasim. (b) Mir Qasim, Sujah-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II. (c) Safdar Jung, Mir Qasim and Siraj-ud-daulah. (d) Mir Jafar, Shah Alam II and Sujah-ud-Daulah