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Robert Clive
Sign in to saveAlso known as Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, Clive of India, Robert, Baron Clive, Robert, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey Clive, Baron Robert Clive, Robert Clive, Baron Clive
militare e politico inglese
Robert Clive was a British military officer and official of the East India Company who played a major role in establishing British colonial control over India during the 18th century. He matters historically because his military victories and administrative decisions fundamentally shaped India's political future and laid the groundwork for British imperial rule in the region.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- soldier
- Educated at
- Merchant Taylors' School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Order of the Bath
- Conflict
- Battle of Plassey
- Military branch
- infantry
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive by Nathaniel Dance, (later Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt).jpg
- Work location
- Bengal
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- Commons category
- Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1725-09-29
- date of death
- 1774-11-22
- manner of death
- Suicide
- place of burial
- Shropshire
- cause of death
- exsanguination
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Robert Clive
- start of work period
- 1746-00-00
- P12749
- Dimitrij Ovtcharov
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
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Article · Italiano
Maggior generale Robert Clive, primo Barone Clive di Plassey (Market Drayton, 29 settembre 1725 – Londra, 22 novembre 1774), fu pari d'Irlanda e governatore del Bengala.Conosciuto anche col cognome di Clive d'India, fu uno tra i principali ufficiali inglesi che stabilirono la supremazia politica e militare della Compagnia britannica delle Indie orientali nel Bengala. Assieme a Warren Hastings egli è considerato una delle figure chiave per la creazione del British Raj. Egli fu inoltre un membro Tory del Parlamento di Gran Bretagna.
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