ID: 901001545 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001545	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Plassey (Anglo-Indian history, 1757)

Note: Battle where British forces under the East India Company defeated the forces of the Bengal nawab, eventually leading to British control of the region. "Plassey" refers to the historic village of Palashi. Part of the Seven Years' War.

Display Date: 1757

Names:

	Battle of Plassey (Anglo-Indian history, 1757) (preferred,c,English-P,D,P)
	Plassey, Battle of (Anglo-Indian history, 1757) (English,A,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<Asian history> (P)
		........Indian history (P)
		............Battle of Plassey (Anglo-Indian history, 1757) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... United Kingdom
	.....(Europe) (TGN)

	actor is .... India
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

	located in .... Palāshi
	.....(West Bengal, India, Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Battle of Plassey (Anglo-Indian history, 1757)
	................Getty Vocabulary Program rules
	Plassey, Battle of (Anglo-Indian history, 1757)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85103102; accessed 11 October 2016

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey#/media/File:Clive.jpg
	................ Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)