Mughal conquest of Bengal explained

Conflict:Mughal conquest of Bengal
Partof:Mughal conquests
Date:1572–12 July 1576,[1] 1611-1612[2] [3] [4]
Place:Bengal, Bihar,Orissa
Result:Mughal–Koch victory[5]
Territory:Bengal Sultanate was divided between the Koch Kingdom and the Mughal Empire[6]
Combatant1: Bengal Sultanate
Baro Bhuyans
Combatant2: Mughal Sultanate
Koch dynasty
Commander1: Daud Khan Karrani
Junaid Khan Karrani
KalaPahad
Khan Jahan[7]
Commander2: Akbar the Great
Man Singh I
Munim Khan
Muzaffar Khan Turbati
Khan Jahan
Raja Todar Mal[8]
Bir Chilarai
Strength1:unknown
Strength2:100,000
Casualties1:unknown
Casualties2:unknown

Mughal invasion of Bengal was an invasion of the Sultanate of Bengal, then ruled by the Afghan Karrani dynasty, by the Mughal Empire in 1572–1576. After a series of intense battles, the Mughals eventually defeated the Sultanate of Bengal in the Battle of Raj Mahal in 1576, and annexed the region into their empire as the province of Bengal.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Richards, John F. . 1996 . The Mughal Empire . Cambridge University Press . 33 . 978-0-521-56603-2.
  2. Book: Nair, P. Thankappan . Tercentenary History of Calcutta: Calcutta in the 17th century . 1986 . Firma KLM . 39 . en.
  3. Book: Roy, Atul Chandra . History of Bengal: Mughal Period, 1526-1765 A.D. . 1968 . Nababharat Publishers . 77–85 . en.
  4. Book: Chatterjee, Kumkum . The Cultures of History in Early Modern India: Persianization and Mughal Culture in Bengal . 2009-02-11 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-908801-0 . en.
  5. Book: Choudhary, Dr. Subhrajit . The Koch Dynasty and Charismatic Bir Chilarai . 21 February 2024 . Shashwat Publications . 9789360877538 . 120-121 . English.
  6. Book: Acharyya. N.N. . The History of Medieval Assam, from the Thirteenth to the Seventeenth Century. 1966 . Omsons Publ. . New Delhi . 205 .
  7. Book: Bengal District Gazetteers Santal Parganas . 1914 . Concept Publishing Company . 26–.
  8. Book: Ahmed, Salahuddin . 2004 . Bangladesh: Past and Present . APH Publishing . 63 . 978-81-7648-469-5.