Second Battle of Midnapur (1746)

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Second battle of 'Midnapur'
Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal
Date1746
Location
Near 'Midnapore' Town
Result Bengali victory
Belligerents
Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg Nawabs of Bengal

Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Confederacy

Commanders and leaders
Strength
7,500 [1] Similar strength to Bengali Army.[ citation needed ]

In 1746, the Independent Nawabs of Bengal and the Maratha Confederacy fought each other at the Second Battle of 'Midnapore'.

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Background

Due to continuous raids by the Marathas a proposal of peace was brought forward where the Delhi emperor (Mughal emperor) promised to pay 10 lakhs of annual chauth to Rajah Shahu for the Bengal Subah. Alivardi Khan not being very fond of the proposal, argued that the proposal would only be just, if Shahu effectually kept Raghuji Bhonsle out of Bengal rather than merely ordering him to do so. [2]

Battle

The battle was commanded by Alivardi Khan's general, Mir Jafar against Mir Habib's lieutenant Sayyid Nur [2] who was joined by Janoji Bhonsle of the Maratha Confederacy close to Midnapore Town. Mir Jafar won a decisive battle against Mir Habib. [2]

The main Maratha force joined Mir Habib, who had come up from Balasore. As a result, Mir Jafar retreated to Burdwan where Alivardi Khan defeated the Janonji lead Marathas in the Battle of Burdwan. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Islam, Sirajul (1948). The History of Bengal vol 2. Dhaka: University of Dhaka. p. 464.
  2. 1 2 3 Ramesh, Majumdar (1948). The History of Bengal vol 2. Dhaka: University of Dacca. p. 464.
  3. ↑ Sengupta, Nitish (2011). Land of two rivers : a history of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin Books India (published 19 Jul 2011). p. 16. ISBN   9780143416784.
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