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### TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 EIC Indian army bouncer question
00:38 Plassey and Mir Jafar
02:23 Buxar coordination failure
04:52 Battle of Adyar
07:52 Anglo-Maratha rivalries
11:44 Hyderabad Subsidiary Alliance
14:08 Punjab and Ranjit Singh

### DESCRIPTION:
Renowned History faculty Pratik Nayak Sir answers a UPSC Mains bouncer question with Dr. Mrunal Patel, UPSC Educator and Economy Subject Expert: why did the East India Company keep winning despite its army being majority Indian soldiers?

Covered: Battle of Plassey and Mir Jafar's betrayal; Battle of Buxar and lack of coordination among Indian rulers; Battle of Adyar and French tactics; Anglo-Maratha wars and internal rivalries; Hyderabad's Subsidiary Alliance; and how Ranjit Singh's death led to Punjab's annexation through divide and rule.

Useful for UPSC CSE, SSC-CGL, State PSC, Banking, IBPS, RBI Grade B, CAPF, CDS, ACIO, APFC aspirants for GS Paper 1 Modern History answer-writing.


### ALTERNATIVE TITLES:
- Divide and Rule Explained: Plassey to Punjab | UPSC History Bouncer
- Why Did Indian Soldiers Help Britain Conquer India? UPSC Bouncer


### Frequently asked / search topics answered in this video:
- Why did the East India Company win despite a mostly Indian army?
- What role did Mir Jafar play in the Battle of Plassey?
- Why did Indian rulers lose despite larger armies at Buxar?
- How did the Subsidiary Alliance work with Hyderabad?
- How did Ranjit Singh's death lead to Punjab's annexation?

### TAGS:
Mrunal, Mrinal Patel, TheMrunalPatel, Pratik Nayak, UPSC History, Modern India, PCB16, Win26, UPSC CSE, SSC CGL, State PSC, Banking, IBPS, RBI Grade B, CAPF, CDS, ACIO, APFC, GS Paper 1, Plassey, Buxar, Anglo Maratha War, Subsidiary Alliance

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