Conflict: | Battle of Kandarpi Ghat |
Date: | 4 - 7 October 1753 |
Place: | Kandarpi Ghat, Mahrail, Harna Village, Mithila (present-day Mithila, Bihar, India) |
Result: | Khandwala victory |
Combatant1: | Khandwala dynasty |
Combatant2: | Nawab of Bengal |
Commander1: | Narendra Singh[1] Mitrajit Singh Umrao Hala Roy Keso Shah Ajit Shah Ghariram Sher Khan Jafar Khan |
Commander2: | Bhikhari Mahtha Zainuddin Khan Ram Narayan Singh Salabat Jang (Nephew of Alivardi Khan) Bhakt Singh Namdar Khan |
Strength1: | Unknown |
Strength2: | 5,000+ including Afghan Pathans |
Casualties1: | Low |
Casualties2: | Heavy |
Notes: | Alivardi Khan's Army got defeated by Mithila Naresh. |
The Battle of Kandarpi Ghat occurred between the Nawab of Bengal and Raj Darbhanga in October 1753.[2] Raj Darbhanga headed by Maharaja Narendra Singh clashed against forces of Bengal Subah led by Bhikhari Mahtha, an official of Alivardi Khan and emerged victorious.[3]
A Vijaya Stambh i.e.,a victory pillar has been erected and constructed to commemorate this event by the efforts of Dr. Rangnath Diwaker in Kandarpi Ghat, Mahrail, Mithila.