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Event war South Asia

Battle of Buxar

1764 CE

British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers on the Ganges, establishing colonial control over Bengal.

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Standing in 1764 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Burmese–Siamese Wars Conflict · East Asia 1547 CE – 1767 CE Oyo Empire Wars Conflict · Africa 1550 CE – 1836 CE Iglesia de Santo Tomás Landmark · Americas 1540 CE – still standing

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