Plunder of Murshidabad (1742)
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The Plunder of Murshidabad was an event during the Maratha invasions of Bengal where Maratha forces plundered Murshidabad and committed numerous atrocities against its people, especially women.[5] The city had been left unguarded as the Nawab of Bengal, Alivardi Khan was at the Orissa campaign where he repulsed the Marathas at First Battle of Katwa.[6]
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Plunder of Murshidabad | |||||||||
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Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal | |||||||||
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Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur | Nawab of Bengal | ||||||||
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Bhaskar Pandit Mir Habib | Haji Ahmed | ||||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
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