00:00Did you know one single battle in 1764 changed the entire fate of India?
00:05The Battle of Buxar wasn't just another fight.
00:08It was the moment India slipped into British control.
00:11Fought near the town of Buxar, it brought together three powerful rulers.
00:16Mir Qasim of Bengal, Shuja Ud-Dawla of Awad, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II,
00:23all uniting against the British East India Company.
00:26But the alliance was shaky.
00:27The armies poorly coordinate.
00:30On October 22nd, 1764, British General Hector Munro's disciplined forces crushed them in a few brutal hours.
00:38The result? The British gained control of Bengal's vast wealth, the empire's richest province,
00:44giving them the power to finance their domination of all India.
00:48One battle, one day, and India's destiny changed forever.
00:52Follow for more hidden moments that rewrote history.
