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