Sir Robert Clive

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:colonial_administrator
British officer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Clive_of_India
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King
gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey_(1757)
gptkb:Mir_Jafar
gptkb:British_conquest_of_Bengal
gptkb:Battle_of_Buxar_(1764)
East India Company rule in India
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1725-09-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Styche_Hall,_Shropshire,_England
gptkbp:causeOfDeath suicide
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Clive
gptkb:Rebecca_Clive
gptkb:Margaret_Clive
gptkbp:deathDate 1774-11-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Merchant_Taylors'_School,_London
gptkbp:employer gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Clive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Robert Clive
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure in British and Indian history
credited with laying the foundation of British rule in India
gptkbp:memorial Statue in Whitehall, London
Statue in Shrewsbury
gptkbp:militaryRank Major-General
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
gptkb:Battle_of_Buxar
gptkb:Siege_of_Arcot
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
establishing British control in India
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:soldier
administrator
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Rebecca_Gaskell
Richard Clive
gptkbp:parliamentaryService Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
gptkbp:portrait Nathaniel Dance-Holland
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Moreton_Say,_Shropshire,_England
gptkbp:signature Robert Clive signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Maskelyne
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical studies
debates on colonialism
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Clive
gptkb:Governor_of_Bengal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Percy_Loraine
gptkb:Sir_Nevile_Henderson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8