The military history of Bengal/List of major conflicts throughout the Bengal Subah Era (1576-1757)

Bengal Subah Era (1576-1757) Mughal Conquest of Bengal - First Phase Mughal Conquest of Bengal (1572 - 1576) First Phase against the Bengal Sultanate Name of Conflict Belligerents Belligerents OutcomeEarly Skirmishes and Battles (1572-1574)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px Bengal SultanateInconclusiveSeige of Hajipur (1574)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px Bengal SultanateVictoryBattle of Tukaroi (1575)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px Bengal SultanateVictory The treaty of Katak is signedThe History of India: The Hindú and Mahometan Periods By Mountstuart Elphinstone, Edward Byles Cowell, Published by J. Murray, 1889, Public DomainBattle of Rajmahal (1576)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px Bengal SultanateVictory Mughal Conquest of Bengal - Second Phase Mughal Conquest of Bengal (1578 - 1612) Second Phase against the Baro-Bhuyan Confederacy Name of Conflict Belligerents Belligerents OutcomeKhan Jahan Battle against Majlis Pratap and Majlis Dilawar (1578)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalBaro-Bhuyan Majlis Pratap Majlis DilawarDefeat of the Mughals Khan Jahan retreats back to TandahSarkar, Jadunath, ed. (1973) [First published 1948]. The History of Bengal. Vol. II. Patna: Academica Asiatica. p. 195. OCLC 924890. After this Khān-i-Jahān returned to Sihhatpur, in the suburbs of Tāndā ... and there he died after a long illness, on 19th December, 1578.Battle between Shahbaz Khan and Masum Kabuli (1584)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalBaro-Bhuyan Masum KabuliVictory of the Mughals Masum Kabuli pursued up to Bikrampur in DhakaChisti, AA Sheikh Muhammad Asrarul Hoque (2012). "Isa Khan". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 16 November 2025.Battle of Egarasindur (1584)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalBaro-Bhuyan Isa Khan Masum KabuliDefeat of the MughalsSengupta, Nitish K. (2011). Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin Books India. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-14-341678-4. Shahbaz Khan defeatedBattle of Bhawal (1584)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalBaro-Bhuyan Isa Khan Masum KabuliDefeat of the Mughals Shahbaz Khan defeated and retreated to TandahAttack on Katrabo (1597)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalBaro-Bhuyan Isa KhanVictory of the MughalsShahnaj Husne Jahan. "Katrabo". Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Retrieved 16 November 2025. Masum Kabuli pursued up to Bikrampur in DhakaIsa Khan's counter-attack (1597)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalBaro-Bhuyan Isa KhanDefeat of the MughalsChisti, AA Sheikh Muhammad Asrarul Hoque (2012). "Isa Khan". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 16 November 2025. Durjan Singh was killed and the Mughals were defeated. Both the army and navy of the Mughal-Koch Bihar alliance were either routed or captured Mughal Conquest of Orissa Mughal Conquest of Orissa Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces Results23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal Magh Raids Magh Raids (c 1600s - 1666), and later engagementsThe Magh raids carried on after the Conquest of Chittagong with very little success. Some of the most notable attempts by the Arakanese was in 1725. Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsMagh Invasion of Dhaka (1603)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal Mrauk-U Kingdom 25x25pxPortuguese Empire Kedar RayVictorySengupta Nitish https://archive.org/details/isbn_9798174763555/page/106/mode/2up History of the Bengali-speaking People 2001 UBS Publishers’ Distributors Ltd. "Kedar Roy was wounded and captured, but died before he could be taken to Man Singh (1603)" / "Man Singh moved against them, defeated them and forced them to take shelter in their boats" Man Singh Defeats Magh-Kedar Ray alliance.Magh Raids on Southern Bengal (1612)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal Mrauk-U Kingdom 25x25pxPortuguese EmpireDefeat Raids on Satgaon, Sripur, Bikrampur, and nearby islands.Arakanese–Portuguese joint invasion of Bengal (1614)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal Mrauk-U Kingdom 25x25pxPortuguese EmpireVictory Bhulua captured by the Arakanese Arakan-Portugese Alliance collapsed after Portuguese betrayal Mughal counterattack driving the Arakanese back.Raid of Bhulua (1615)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal Mrauk-U Kingdom 25x25pxPortuguese EmpireVictoryKhondker Kamrun Nessa https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/46748/1/2013khondkerknmphil.pdf Mughal River Forts in Bangladesh (1575–1688): An Archaeological Appraisal Cardiff University 2013 134 "the Magh King was compelled to surrender" Mughal commander Abdul Wahid overwhelmed; Magh king later cornered and forced to surrender.Invasion of Chittagong (1616)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalMrauk-U KingdomDefeat Islam Khan Chisti's army fails to conquer Chittagong from the Mrauk-U Kingdom after the armies supply lines were cutArakanese Invasion under King Thiri Thudamma (1624)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal Mrauk-U Kingdom 25x25pxPortuguese EmpireVictoryKhondker Kamrun Nessa https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/46748/1/2013khondkerknmphil.pdf Mughal River Forts in Bangladesh (1575–1688): An Archaeological Appraisal Cardiff University 2013 136 "the Magh King was compelled to surrender" Repelled by Mughal defenders led by Mirza Baqi and others.Siege of Hoogly (1632)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal 25x25pxPortuguese EmpireVictory Hoogly taken from the portugeseSecond Bhulua Conflict (1638)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalMrauk-U KingdomVictory Another attempted Arakanese/Magh incursion by Thiri Thudamma. Repelled by Mughal commander Azam Khan.Conquest of Sandwip (1665)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal Raja Dilawar (King of Sanwdip) Mrauk-U KingdomVictory Raja Dilawar is defeated Arakanese fleet retreated after Abul Hassan's preparations for assault. Conquest of Chittagong (November 1665 – 27 January 1666)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal 25x25pxPortuguese Empire Dutch East India CompanyMrauk-U KingdomVictory Annexation of Chittagong and effective end of the Magh raidsThe Magh raids carried on after the Conquest of Chittagong with very little success. Some of the most notable attempts by the Arakanese was in 1725.Magh Invasion (1725)23x23px BengalMrauk-U KingdomVictory Repelled by Mughal BengalRepeated Magh Raids (1740s-1750s)23x23px BengalMrauk-U KingdomInconclusive North-Eastern Campaigns North-Eastern CampaignsFor the Ahom-Mughal Wars, see below Name of Conflict Belligerents Belligerents OutcomeInvasion of Kamrup (1602)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalKoch HajoVictory Parikshit of Koch Hajo, defeated at Dhubri, sued for peace. But he soon continued with the hostilities.Invasion of Kamrup (1612-14)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalKoch HajoVictoryNath Pratyay https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Climate_of_Conquest/TmGRxgEACAAJ?hl=en Climate of Conquest: War, Environment, and Empire in Mughal North India Oxford University Press 2019 9780199495559 215–216 In 1614 Parikshit was driven up to Pandu, now in Guwahati. Parikshit surrendered and agreed to become a vassal of the Mughal EmpireInvasion of Kachar (1610s)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalKachari KingdomVictory Asurainagar fort is besieged and the Mughals establish a thana there The Raja of Kachar pays tribute to the subhadar of Bengal.Invasion of Tripura (1658)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalKingdom of TripuraVictory Shah Shuja of Bengal defeats Tripura and brings them into the Mughal revenue rollChaudhuri Dipak Kumar https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Political_Agents_and_the_Native_Raj/ocpVs6FwlxcC?hl=en&gbpv=1 The Political Agents and the Native Raj: Conflict, Conciliation, and Progress, Tripura Between 1871 to 1890 Mittal Publications 1999 9788170996668 4–5Invasion of Morang (1676)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalMorang State of NepalVictory The Morang state made peace by paying tribute.Sarkar Jadunath https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.24396/page/n397/mode/2up?q=morang The History of Bengal, Volume 2 1943 377Tripuri Invasion of Sylhet (1682)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalKingdom of TripuraVictory The Raja after being engaged by Shaista Khan made peace and presented 3 elephants to the emperor.Expedition to Koch Bihar (c. 1691-1711)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px BengalKoch BiharVictory Koch Bihar ceded three chaklas of Fathpur, Kazirhat and KankinaRoy Atul Chandra https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.532589/page/149/mode/2up?q=%22a+treaty++was++finally++concluded++in++1711++whereby++Kuch++Bihar++ceded++three++chaklas++of++Fathpur%2C++Kazirhat++and++Kankina%2C++while%22 History of Bengal: Mughal Period (1526–1765) 1968 150 Ahom-Mughal Wars Ahom-Mughal Wars (1615 – 1682)Bengal may not have been involved in all of the battles that took place during the Ahom-Mughal wars. Name of Conflict Belligerents Belligerents OutcomeBattle of Bharali (1615 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire23x23px Ahom KingdomDefeatBattle of Samdhara (1616 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire23x23px Ahom KingdomDefeatBattle of Sualkuchi (1636 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire23x23px Ahom KingdomDefeatInvasion of Kāmarupa (c. 1637 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire23x23px Ahom Kingdom Koch kingdomVictory Kāmarupa re-annexed into the Mughal EmpireNag 2023 455Battle of Duimunisila (c. 1638–39)23x23px Mughal Empire23x23px Ahom KingdomDefeat After the three days naval battle the Mughals were defeated by Ahoms in dūimunisilaNag 2023 455Treaty of Asurar Ali (early February 1639)23x23px Mughal Empire23x23px Ahom KingdomPeace Ahom king recognized the supremacy of the Mughals in Kamrup, and the Mughal fauzdar agreed not to interfere in the Ahom kingdomMir jumla's invasion of Assam (c. 1662 CE)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px Ahom KingdomVictory Pandu, Guwahati and Kajali were annexed by Mir jumla easilyNag 2023 456Attack at Simalugarh (c. 1662 CE)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px Ahom KingdomVictory The Ahoms had to fleeNag 2023 456Attack at Samdhara (c. 1662 CE)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px Ahom KingdomVictoryNag 2023 456Mir jumla's invasion of Ghargaon (c. 1662 CE)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px Ahom KingdomVictory Abandoning his capital and his all treasures, the ahom king Jayadwaj fledNag 2023 457Battle of Kaliabor23x23px Mughal Empire23x23px Ahom KingdomVictoryCapture of Guwahati (c. 1667 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire 23x23px Kingdom of Amber23x23px Ahom KingdomDefeatNag 2023 459-460Skirmishes at Rangamati (c. 1667 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire 23x23px Kingdom of Amber23x23px Ahom KingdomVictoryNag 2023 459-460Battle of Sualkuchi (c. 1667 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire 23x23px Kingdom of Amber23x23px Ahom KingdomDefeatNag 2023 459-460Battle of Agiathuti fort (c. 1667 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire 23x23px Kingdom of Amber23x23px Ahom KingdomDefeatNag 2023 459-460Battle of Alaboi (c. 1669 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire 23x23px Kingdom of Amber23x23px Ahom KingdomVictoryNag 2023 459-460Battle of Saraighat (c. 1671 CE)23x23px Mughal Empire 23x23px Kingdom of Amber Koch Behar23x23px Ahom Kingdom Jaintia Kingdom Dimasa KingdomDefeat Ahoms retake Guwahati from MughalsBattle of Itakhuli (c. 1682)23x23px Mughal Empire23x23px Ahom KingdomDefeat Dano-Bengali Thirty Years' War (Dano-Mughal war) Dano-Bengali Thirty Years' War (1642–1698) Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsSkirmish at Pipli (1640) Location: Pipli, Bengal23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish IndiaVictory Danish trade station was taken and burnt to the ground.Kumar Lalit 2022 Danish East India Company: Establishment and Company's business activities in India and Southeast Asia 1620-1650 https://technoreview.co.in/index.php/TRJTM/article/view/50/34 dead Techno Review Journal of Technology and Management Tmail Nadu History Congress Proceedings 1 2 13–19 10.31305/trjtm2021.v01.n02.003 https://web.archive.org/web/20240421175735/https://technoreview.co.in/index.php/TRJTM/article/view/50/34 21 April 2024 22 February 2025 free1st Bay of Bengal (Loss of the St. Jacob) 1640 Location: Bay of Bengal23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish IndiaVictory Destruction and seizure of a Danish merchant shipWellen Kathryn https://www.kitlv.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Mughal.pdf The Danish East India Company's War against the Mughal Empire, 1642-1698 Royal Netherlands Institute for Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies 2015 2nd Bay of Bengal (Capture of the ship The Bengali Prize) 1642 Location: Bay of Bengal (Declaration and beginning of Dano-Bengal/Mughal War)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish IndiaDefeat Seizure of the Den Bengalske Prise (The Bengali Prize)Bredsdorff Asta The Trials and Travels of Willem Leyel Museum Tusculanum Press 2009 9788763530231 Copenhagen 731st Balasore (Expulsion of Danes from Balasore) (1643/1644) Location: Balasore (Bengal Subah)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish IndiaVictory Danish factory at Balasore abandonedBhaduri Saugata https://books.google.com/books?id=BcVOEAAAQBAJ&dq=malik+beg+danes+1643&pg=PA140 Polycoloniality: European Transactions with Bengal from the 13th to the 19th Century 2021-12-30 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-93-89812-56-5 140 en3rd Bay of Bengal (Valby Expedition of January 1644) 1644 Location: Bay of Bengal23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish IndiaDefeat4th Bay of Bengal (Capture of the St. Michael) 1644 Location: Bay of Bengal23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish IndiaDefeat Capture of Bengali vessel and renamed as St.Michael2nd Pipli (Danish rescue mission to Pipli) (Mid 1640s) Location: Pipli, Bengal23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal Netherlands 22px Dutch East India Company37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish IndiaDefeat Danish comrades set freeWellen Kathryn https://www.kitlv.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Mughal.pdf The Danish East India Company's War against the Mughal Empire, 1642-1698 Royal Netherlands Institute for Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies 2015 454–4552nd Balasore (Battle of Balasore) (1647) Location: Balasore (Bengal Subah)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish India ──────────────────── 22x22px British East India Company (Supported by Netherlands 22px Dutch East India Company)Inconclusive Danes seized one of the Moorish ships with eight elephants at the harbour English tried to convince the Danes Bengalis seized 3-4 English boats and 6-8 smaller vessels in the river English rescued by DutchHoogly (Attack in Hooghly) (1671) Location: Hugli-Chuchura, Bengal23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal37x37px Denmark-Norway 23x23px Danish IndiaDefeat Danes succeeded in blowing up the Bengali ships Child's war Child's war (1686–1690) also known as the Anglo-Mughal war Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsBattle of Hooghly (1686)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px United Kingdom 23x23px East India CompanyDefeat The EIC temporarily seizes control of the Hoogly factory and surrounding areasLenman Bruce February 1987 Aurangzeb versus the East India Company https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/aurangzeb-versus-east-india-company https://web.archive.org/web/20251122120421/https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/aurangzeb-versus-east-india-company 22 November 2025 22 November 2025 History Today 37 2Sack of Thana (1687)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px United Kingdom 23x23px East India CompanyDefeat Thana was sacked, and the Nawab’s granaries and vessels were seized by English soldiers.Bhattacharya, S. (2014). Unseen Enemy: The English, Disease, and Medicine in Colonial Bengal, 1617-1847. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 50.Defense of Hijli Island (1687)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px United Kingdom 23x23px East India CompanyDefeat A small EIC contingent repulsed a direct Mughal assault, utilising naval fire support.Raids on Balasore (1687– 1678)23x23pxMughal Empire 23x23px Bengal23x23px United Kingdom 23x23px East India CompanyDefeat Balasore sacked in 1687Capitals Of Bengal Before Calcutta, Some Famous, Some Lost, Some Not Found. (2025). (n.p.): Blue Rose Publishers. p 325. and 1688Bengal – India’s Rebellious Spirit. (2018). (n.p.): Notion Press. "The English sailed to Balasore; they arrived on November 29, 1688, and they took all of the company's people and movable properties on board. The town was pillaged and destroyed by Captain Heath and his men, who even brought down the company's factories." by English soldiers. Farruksiyar's Invasions of Bengal Farruksiyar's Invasions of Bengal (1712-1713) Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsFarruksiyar's First invasion of Bengal (June 1712)23x23px Bengal Murshid Quli KhanFarruksiyar's FactionVictoryKarim Abdul https://archive.org/details/murshid-quli-khan-and-his-times-karim-abdul/page/n79/mode/2up Murshid Quli Khan and His Times Asiatic Society of Pakistan 1963 78–80 Farruksiyar sent four generals; Timur Beg, Mirza Jafar, Mirza Rida and Gandhara Singh who were all defeated by Murshid Quli KhanFarruksiyar's Second invasion of Bengal (Late 1712)23x23px Bengal Mir Bangali Syed Anwar JaunpuriFarruksiyar's FactionVictory Forces were sent by Farruksiyar under Rashid Khan Rashid Khan with his 5000 soldiers were defeated with the former killed.Farruksiyar's Third invasion of Bengal (1713)23x23px Bengal Khan Jahan BahadurFarruksiyar's FactionVictory Farruksiyar sends a force under Ibrahim Husain who is blocked by Khan Jahan Bahadur the deputy subhadar Ibrahim Husain is recalled after news of Prince Azz al-Din's march from Agra agaisnt Farruksiyar Subjagation of the Bihari Zamindars Subjugation of Bihari Zamindars (1733-1740) Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsSubduing of the Banjara23x23px Bengal Alivardi KhanBanjaraVictoryThakur Upendra Thakur 1958 Alivardi and the Afghans of Tirhut https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145227 Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 21 376–392 44145227Subduing of the Bhettiah Raj23x23px Bengal Alivardi KhanBhettiah RajVictoryThakur Upendra Thakur 1958 Alivardi and the Afghans of Tirhut https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145227 Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 21 376–392 44145227Subduing of the Bhanwarah Raj23x23px Bengal Alivardi KhanBhanwarah RajVictoryThakur Upendra Thakur 1958 Alivardi and the Afghans of Tirhut https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145227 Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 21 376–392 44145227Subduing of the Bhojpur Raj23x23px Bengal Alivardi KhanBhojpur RajVictoryThakur Upendra Thakur 1958 Alivardi and the Afghans of Tirhut https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145227 Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 21 376–392 44145227Subduing of the Tekari Raj23x23px Bengal Alivardi KhanTekari RajVictoryThakur Upendra Thakur 1958 Alivardi and the Afghans of Tirhut https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145227 Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 21 376–392 44145227Subduing of the Chakwars23x23px Bengal Alivardi KhanChakwars TribeVictoryThakur Upendra Thakur 1958 Alivardi and the Afghans of Tirhut https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145227 Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 21 376–392 44145227 Maratha Invasions of Bengal Maratha Invasions of Bengal (1742-1751) Battle Time Location Belligerents Result Bengal Subah Maratha Empire Siege of Barabati Fort 19 April 1742 Barabati fort, Cuttack 23x23pxShaikh Masum Khan20px Kingdom of Nagpur Maratha victoryHaque 1980 212 "Bhaskar marched through Orissa unopposed and arrived in Cuttack. The fort of Barabati was captured on 19.4.1742." Siege of Hoogly May 1742 Hooghly 23x23px Muhammad Raza Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Maratha victoryMalik 1977 146 "Mir Habib, by inveigling Muhammad Raza, the faujdar of Hugli, to an interview, seized him and secured possession of the fort through the help of 'Abul Hasan, a rich and influential merchant of the place." Battle of Katwa (1742) 27 September 1742 Katwa 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryRahim 1971 293 "ভাস্কর পণ্ডিত মহা ধূমবামের সহিত দুর্গা পূজা করিতেছিলেন। আলীবর্দীর আক্রমণে ভীত হইয়া তিনি কাটোয়া হইতে পলায়ন করেন (২৭শে সেপ্টেম্বর, ১৭৪২)।" Battle of Jaipur October Jeypore, Odisha 23x23px Shaikh Masum Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Maratha victoryDatta 1939 78 "Bhaskar sent a detachment also to Orissa, where Alivardi's Deputy Governor, Shaikh Masum, bravely attempted to oppose it but was defeated and killed at Jaipur" Battle of Balasore Pre-December 1742 Balasore, Odisha 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 79 "Bhaskar, thereupon, fled towards Balasore but soon turned back and had a fight with the Nawab, at a distance of about four miles from Midnapur, which resulted in his defeat with a loss of several soldiers" Siege of Ghauspur Fort February 1743 Fort of Ghauspur, Gaya, Bihar 23x23px Ahmad Khan Qureshi 25px Peshwa of the Maratha Empire Maratha victoryDatta 1939 83 Battle of Birbhum April 1743 Birbhum 23x23px Alivardi Khan25px Balaji Baji Rao20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah–Peshwa victoryDatta 1939 86 Siege of Barabati (1745) May 1745 Barabati fort, Cuttack 23x23px Durlabh Ram23x23px Mir Abdul Aziz 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Maratha victoryRay 1960 14 Datta 1939 94 Battle of Naubatpur (1745) November 1745 Muhib Alipur, near Naubatpur, Bihar 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Afghan rebels Bengal Subah victoryRahim 1971 296 "মারাঠাদেরকে অনুসরণ করিয়া আলীবর্দী বিহারে আসেন এবং মুহিব-আলীপুর নামক স্থানে ইহাদেরকে পরাজিত করেন (১৪ই নবেম্বর, ১৭৪৫)।"Datta 1939 97 Battle of Bhagalpur (1745) December 1745 Bhagalpur, Bihar 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 98 Battle of Ranidighi 22 December 1745 Ranidighi, near Katwa 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 98–99 "He soon marched against Raghuji, who had fled towards Katwah on hearing of his advance, and overtook him at Ranidighi (tank) near Katwah. A sharp engagement ensued, which resulted in the defeat of Raghuji with heavy losses in men and baggage, and compelled him to retreat to Nagpur" Battle of Midnapore 12 December 1746 Near Midnapore 23x23px Mir Jafar 20px Sayyid Nur Bengal Subah victoryMalik 1977 152 "Mir Ja'afar defeated Saiyid Nur, the lieutenant of Mir Habib, near Midnapur on 12 December 1746." Battle of Burdwan February 1747 Burdwan 23x23px Mir Jafar23x23px Ataullah Khan Sabet Jang23x23px Fakhruddin Beg Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur IndecisiveDatta 1939 101 "Alivardi strongly censured this disgraceful retreat of Mir Jafar Khan, and sent a strong force under Ataullah Khan Sabet Jang and Fakhrullah Beg Khan to reinforce his party at Burdwan. They had an indecisive engagement with the Marathas under Janoji joined with those under Mir Habib." Sarkar 1964 84 Battle of Burdwan March 1747 Burdwan 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 102 Sarkar 1964 90 Battle of Champanagar May 1748 Champanagar, Bihar 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 104 Battle of Rani Sarai 16 April 1748 Rani Sarai, near Barh, Bihar 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Afghan rebels Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 105 "Alivardi inflicted a crushing defeat on the allied Afghan and Maratha troops at Ranisarai, eight miles west of Barh, on the 18th of April, 1748." Sarkar 1964 95 "After the crushing defeat of his Afghan allies at Ranisarai (16th April), Janoji with Mir Habib and all their troops slipped past the Nawab and turned towards Murshidabad." Battle of Midnapore March 1749 Near Midnapore 23x23px Dost Muhammad Khan23x23px Mir Kazim Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 107 "The Marathas had stopped in the jungles of Midnapur, where they were pursued and defeated by Dost Muhammad Khan, Mir Kazim Khan, and some other generals of the Nawab." Siege of Cuttack (1749) May – June 1749 Cuttack, Odisha 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 108 Maratha recapture of Cuttack June 1749 Cuttack, Odisha 23x23px Shaikh Abdus Subhan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Maratha victorySarkar 1964 97 Battle of Midnapore December 1750 Midnapore 23x23px Alivardi Khan 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Bengal Subah victoryDatta 1939 113 Sarkar 1964 100–101 Bengali-Ostend Company Conflicts Bengali-Ostend Company Conflicts Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsSeige of Hugli (1744)23x23px Bengal23x23px Austrian Netherlands 23x23px Ostend CompanyVictory Failure to capture the fort of HugliWilson C.R. https://ia601309.us.archive.org/32/items/oldfortwilliamin01wilsuoft/oldfortwilliamin01wilsuoft.pdf Old Fort William in Bengal: A Selection of Official Documents Dealing with Its History Government of India, Record Department 1906 1 179Seige of Bankibazar (1744)23x23px Bengal23x23px Austrian Netherlands 23x23px Ostend CompanyVictory Mir Jafar successfully besieged and retook BankibazarDatta 1939 93 Afghan Insurrections in the Bengal Subah Afghan Insurrections in the Bengal Subah (1745-1748) Battle Time Location Belligerents Result Bengal Subah Afghan Rebels Siege of Monghyr 1745 Munger Fort, Bihar 23x23px Hassan Beg-Khan Afghans of Bihar Mustafa Khan Defeat Battle of Patna 1745 Azimabad, Patna 23x23px Alivardi Khan Afghans of Bihar Mustafa Khan Victory Battle of Jagadishpur 1745 Jagadishpur 23x23px Alivardi Khan Afghans of Bihar Mustafa Khan Victory Afghan occupation of Patna 1748 Azimabad, Patna 23x23px Zain-uddin Afghans of Bihar Defeat Battle of Rani Sarai 1748 Kaladiara 23x23px Alivardi Khan Afghans of Bihar25px Maratha Empire 20px Kingdom of Nagpur Victory Anglo-Bengali Wars Anglo-Bengali Wars (1756-1765) Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsEngagement at Cossimbazar (1756)23x23px Bengal23x23px United Kingdom 23x23px East India CompanyVictory East India company numbered at 50 surrender without a fight.Bedford, Michael, and Bruce Dettman. “The Siege of Calcutta and the Infamous Black Hole.” Military History, April 1997, 34–40.Seige of Calcutta (1756)23x23px Bengal23x23px United Kingdom 23x23px East India CompanyVictory Kolkata is re-taken by Siraj-ud-DaulahBattle of Plassey (1757)23x23px Bengal23x23px United Kingdom 23x23px East India CompanyDefeat Mir Jafar becomes the Nawab of Bengal and Bengal becomes a British puppet state 1773 saw the Start of the Company rule in India Internal Conflicts Internal Conflicts Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsMutiny of Mughal troopers(c. late 1690s)23x23px BengalNaqadi TroopersInconclusiveRebellion of Raja Udayanarayan (c. 1712)23x23px BengalRaja UdayanarayanVictory Ghulam Muhammad was shot dead. But Udayanarayan and his son Sahibram fell into the hands of the imperial army. They were brought to Murshidabad as prisoners (Udayanarayan later died in captivity.)Roy Atul Chandra https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.532589/page/149/mode/2up?q=%22a+treaty++was++finally++concluded++in++1711++whereby++Kuch++Bihar++ceded++three++chaklas++of++Fathpur%2C++Kazirhat++and++Kankina%2C++while%22 History of Bengal: Mughal Period (1526–1765) 1968Revolt of Raja Sitaram Ray (1713-1714)23x23px BengalRaja Sitaram RayVictory Sitaram was captured. He was brought to Murshidabad in a cage in 1714 and after undergoing a few months of imprisonment, was executed.Roy Atul Chandra https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.532589/page/149/mode/2up?q=%22a+treaty++was++finally++concluded++in++1711++whereby++Kuch++Bihar++ceded++three++chaklas++of++Fathpur%2C++Kazirhat++and++Kankina%2C++while%22 History of Bengal: Mughal Period (1526–1765) 1968 358Battle of Giria (1740)23x23px Bengal Sarfaraz KhanAlivardi KhanDynasty Change Alivardi Khan usurps the throne of Bengal and establishes his dynasty.Battle of Phulwari (1741) Part of the Capture of Orissa (1741)23x23px BengalOdisha SubahVictory Odisha is captured by Alivardi KhanSarkar, Jadunath (1964). Fall Of The Mughal Empire 1739-1754. Vol. I (3rd ed.). Orient Longman Ltd. p45Conflict with Baqar Ali (1741) Part of the Capture of Orissa (1741)23x23px BengalOdisha SubahVictory Odisha is re-captured after Baqar Ali's attempt to rebel.Siraj-ud-Daulah's rebellion (c. 1750)23x23px Bengal Alivardi KhanSiraj-ud-DaulahVictory Siraj-ud-Daulah surrenders and is granted clemency by his grandfather, the Nawab Alivardi KhanBattle of Manihari (Conquest of Purnea) 175623x23px BengalNawab of Purnea Shaukat JangVictory Purnea is conquered by Bengal Shaukat Jang, Siraj-ud-Daulah's cousin, is killed in battle.Sengupta, Nitish (2011). Land of Two Rivers A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin Books India. p. 17. ISBN 9780143416784. Miscellaneous Conflicts Miscellaneous Conflicts Conflict Bengal and allied forces Opposition forces ResultsWar with Ramachandra Deva II (1727)23x23px Bengal Taqi KhanKhurda Dynasty of OrissaVictoryYamin Mohammed https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Impact_of_Islam_on_Orissan_Culture/AN5KebBJxzcC?hl=en&gbpv=1 Impact of Islam on Orissan Culture Readworthy 2009 9789350181027 48 Ramachandra Deva II imprisonedHyderabadi Occupation of Ganjam (1728)23x23px Bengal23x23px Nizams of HyderabadDefeat The Nizam of Hyderabad occupies Ganjam and Chilkakol (Srikakulam) and declares them the north sarkar.Yamin Mohammed https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Impact_of_Islam_on_Orissan_Culture/AN5KebBJxzcC?hl=en&gbpv=0 Impact of Islam on Orissan Culture Readworthy 2009 9789350181027 47 "Nizam of Hyderabad occupied the district of Ganjam"Conquest of Tripura (1729) 23x23px Bengal Jagat Manikya (Manikya Dynasty)Manikya DynastyVictoryJadunath Sarkar https://ia902904.us.archive.org/26/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.502192/2015.502192.Bengal-Nawabs.pdf Bengal Nawābs, Containing Āzād-āl-Husaini's Naubahār-i-Murshid Quli Khāni, Karam ʻAli's Muzaffarnamah, and Yusuf ʻAli's Āhwāl-i-Mahābat Jang Asiatic Society 1952 4–9 Jadunath Three-pronged attack against Tripura from Dhaka, Chittagong and Jaintia Plains of Tripura occupied by Mir Habib Bengali backed Jagat Manikya invades and successfully defeats Tripura (Dharma Manikya) in Udaipur Jagat Manikya rules as a vassal of the the Nawab of Bengal Notes References Bibliography Ivermee Robert https://books.google.com/books?id=6eMJEAAAQBAJ Hooghly: The Global History of a River 2020 Oxford University Press 978-1-78738-325-8 en Haque Mohammed Anwarul https://books.google.com/books?id=Co8eAAAAMAAJ Muslim Administration in Orissa, 1568-1751 A.D. 1980 Punthi Pustak en Dalrymple William https://books.google.com/books?id=HUMIEAAAQBAJ The Anarchy 2020 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-1-5266-3401-6 en Datta Kalikinkar https://books.google.com/books?id=NKkbAAAAIAAJ Alivardi and His Times 1939 University of Calcutta en Rahim M. 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