Battle of Buxar

Battle of Buxar
	Part of the Bengal War
	; Portrait of Hector Munro with the battle in the background
Date	22–23 October 1764
Location	Buxar, Bihar
Result	British victory Treaty of Allahabad;
Belligerents
Great Britain East India Company;	Mughal Empire; Bengal Subah ; Oudh State; Kashi Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Sir Hector Munro	Shah Alam II ; Najaf Khan ; Mir Qasim; Shuja-ud-Daula ; Balwant Singh
Strength
17,072	40,112
Casualties and losses
289 killed ; 499 wounded ; 85 missing	2,000 killed ; 4,000 wounded

The Battle of Buxar was fought between 22 and 23 October 1764, between the forces of the British East India Company, under the command of Major Hector Munro, against the combined armies of Shah Alam II, the Emperor of the Mughal Empire; Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Balwant Singh, the Maharaja of the Benares State; Shuja-ud-daula, the Nawab of Awadh.

The battle was fought at Buxar, a "strong fortified town" within the territory of Bihar, located on the banks of the Ganges river about 130 kilometres (81 mi) west of Patna; it was a challenging victory for the British East India Company. The war was brought to an end by the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. The defeated Indian rulers were forced to sign the treaty, granting the East India Company Diwani rights, which allowed them to collect revenue from the territories of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa on behalf of the Mughal emperor.