Consider the following statements regarding the rise of the English power in Bengal:

(A) The first English factory in Bengal was established at Hugli in 1651 under permission from Sultan Shuja.
(B) J.Z. Holwell, one of the survivors of the ‘Black Hole tragedy’ and the prime author of the story, didn’t mention the names of the victims.
(C) After the battle of Plassey, the Nawab of Bengal made peace with Robert Clive by the ‘treaty of Murshidabad’.
(D) Mir Kasim played the disgraceful role of ‘Colonel Clive’s Jackal’.
(E) The battle of Buxar was fought between the combined armies of three powers (Bengal, Oudh, and Delhi) and the English army commanded by Major Munro.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is A

Statement (A) is correct: The first English factory in Bengal was indeed established at Hugli in 1651 under the permission of Sultan Shuja, a powerful ruler in Bengal.
Statement (B) is correct: J.Z. Holwell, a survivor of the Black Hole tragedy, did not mention the names of the victims, and his account of the event is considered highly controversial.
Statement (C) is incorrect: After the Battle of Plassey (1757), the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar, made peace with Robert Clive. However, the treaty of Murshidabad is not directly related to the post-Plassey treaty with Clive.
Statement (D) is Incorrect: Information Booster: The term “Clive’s Jackal” is often associated with Mir Jafar, not Mir Kasim. Mir Jafar was seen as a puppet of the British, particularly Robert Clive. Mir Kasim, in contrast, tried to assert independence and fought against British interference, which led to the Battle of Buxar.

Statement (E) is also Correct: Information Booster: The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the combined forces of Mir Kasim (Bengal), Shuja-ud-Daula (Oudh), and Shah Alam II (Mughal Emperor) against the British forces under Major Hector Munro. The British won decisively.

Thus, the correct answer is (A), (B), and (E) Only.