1750 Defeat and death of Nizam Nasir Jang, Muzaffar Jung
became Nizam
1751 Capture and defence of Arcot by Robert Clive, death of
Muzaffar Jang, accession of Sa lab at Jang as Nizam,
conclusion of treaty by Nawab Alivardi Khan with the
Marathas by surrendering Cuttack
1754 Recall of Dupleix, Godehu"s appointment as governor and
his treaty with the Em!lish. accession of Alamgir II
1756 Death of Alivardi Khan (21 April), accession of Siraj-ud-
daula who captured Calcutta (20 June)
1757 Recovery of Calcutta by the English (2 Jan.), Delhi and
Mathura sacked by Ahmad Shah Abdali(Jan.), treaty of
Alinagar between Siraj and the Engliosh (9 Feb.), capture
of Chandernagore by the English (March), battle of
Plassey (23 June), Mir Jafar installed as Nawab (28 June),
capture and execution of Siraj-ud-daula (2 July)
1748-63 Third Carnatic War
1758 Arrival of Lally in India, occupation of the Panjab by the
Marathas, Masulipatnam captured by Forde
1759 Battle of Bedara, Prince Ali Gauhar"s futile invasion of
Bihar, Emperor Alamgir II murdered by Ghazi-uddin
1760 Battle of Wandiwash, battle of Udgir, installation of Mir
Qasim as Nawab of Bengal, Vansittart appointed governor
in Bengal
1761 Third battle of Panipat (14 January), surrender of
Pondicherry to the English, accession of Ali Gauhar as
Emperor Shah Alam II, appointment of Shujauddaula as
wazir, Haider Ali king of Mysore
1763 Mir Qasim driven out of Bengal and Bihar
1764 Battle of Buxar
1765 Death of Mir Jafar, second governorship of Clive in
Bengal, treaty of Allahabad, grant of the diwani of Bengal,