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Following the Battle of Plassey, the British initially retained the position of Nawab of Bengal (with Mir Jafar and later successors as figureheads) chiefly because?

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1. Following the Battle of Plassey, the British initially retained the position of Nawab of Bengal (with Mir Jafar and later successors as figureheads) chiefly because?

It suited British interests to govern indirectly through a nominal local ruler rather than assume open sovereignty

Mir Jafar’s military strength made direct control impossible

The Mughal Emperor forbade direct British rule

Bengal’s population demanded continuity of Nawabi rule

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