Mughal conquest of Bengal
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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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Mughal conquest of Bengal | |||||||||
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Part of Mughal conquests | |||||||||
Akbar's general informs him of the conquest of Bengal in 1576, from the "History of Akbar" (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl. Inscribed to `Inayat Khanazad, Agra, India, c. 1603-1605 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Bengal Sultanate Bhulua Kingdom Jessore Baro-Bhuyan |
Mughal India Koch dynasty | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Daud Khan Karrani Junaid v karrani † Kala Pahar † Khan Jahan †[6] Pratapaditya (POW) Udayaditya (POW) Khwaja Kamal † Jamal Khan |
Akbar the Great Man Singh I Chilarai Munim Khan Muzaffar Khan Turbati Khan Jahan[1] Raja Todar Mal[7] | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
unknown | 20,000 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
unknown | unknown |
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