1. The Maratha confederacy was dissolved and Peshwaship was abolished. Most of the territory of Peshwa Baji Rao II was annexed and became part of the Bombay Presidency.
2. The defeat of the Bhonsle and Holkar also resulted in the acquisition of the Maratha kingdoms of Nagpur and Indore by the British.
3. BajiRao II, the last Peshwa of Maratha was given an annual pension of 8 lakh rupees

1. Haider Ali's growing power and his friendly relations with the French became a matter of concern for the English East India Company.
2. The Marathas, the Nizam and the English entered into a triple alliance against Haider Ali.

1. Mir Jafar ascended the throne after the Battle of Plassey and failed to accept the demand of British
2. Mir Jafar the Nawab of Bengal however fell into arrears and was forced to abdicate in favour of his son in law, Mir Qasim.
3. Mir Qasim soon revolted as he was angry with the British for misusing the destakes (free duty passes).
4. However, having been defeated by the British, he fled to Awadh, where he formed a confederacy with Shuja-ud-daulah and ShahAlam.

1. The company gained a huge amount of wealth from the treasury of Bengal and used it to strengthen its military force.
2. The beginning of the British political sway over India may be traced from the Battle of Plassey.
3. It was the most decisive battle that marked the initiation of British rule in India for the next two centuries.

1. There was a small dungeon room in the Fort William in Calcutta, where troops of the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daulah, held 146 British Prisoners of war for one night.
2. Next day morning, when the door was opened 123 of the prisoners were found dead because of suffocation.