Plunder of Murshidabad (1742)
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The Plunder of Murshidabad was a battle fought between the Maratha Empire and the Nawab of Bengal during the first Maratha invasion of Bengal. The Marathas attacked Murshidabad, and plundered it in the absence of Alivardi Khan.[5] The Nawab of Bengal, Alivardi Khan later returned to the Bengal from his Orissa campaign where he repulsed the Marathas at First Battle of Katwa.[6]
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Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal | |||||||||
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Nawab of Bengal | |||||||||
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Bhaskar Pandit Mir Habib | Haji Ahmed | ||||||||
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