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'Pâlāshi' (, English: ''Plassey'') is a small hamlet on the Bhagirathi river, located approximately 50 kilometres south of the city of Krishnagar in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India. The nearest major town is Beldanga. It has its own local gram panchayat.

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Name

The name ''Pâlāshi'' literally means a grove of the red flower ''Pâlāsh'' that flowers in the spring
(Bangla: পলাশ - ''Butea frondosa'' or, ''Butea monosperma''; Common name in English: Flame of the Forest or Bastard Teak).

History

Main articles: Battle of Plassey

Pâlāshi achieved historical significance when, on 23 June 1757, the Battle of Plassey was fought between the forces of Siraj Ud Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal and the troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive. This event ultimately led to the establishment of British rule in Bengal, and eventually, the whole Indian Subcontinent.
In 1998, the Khaitan Group, which operates a factory in Plassey for making sugar, had tried to change the name to ''Khaitan Nagar''. Voluble protests from the local press led the industrialists to give up the idea.

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★ Map of West Bengal

★ From Banglapedia

★ The world's first multinational