Mughal conquest of Bengal

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.

Mughal conquest of Bengal
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
Date 1572–12 July 1576,[1] 1611–1612[2][3][4] Location Bengal, Bihar,Orissa Result Mughal–Koch victory[5] Territorial changes Bengal Sultanate was divided between the Koch Kingdom and the Mughal Empire[6]
Belligerents
Bengal Sultanate Baro Bhuyans	Mughal Sultanate Koch dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Daud Khan Karrani Junaid Khan Karrani † KalaPahad † Khan Jahan †[7]	Akbar the Great Man Singh I Munim Khan Muzaffar Khan Turbati Khan Jahan[1] Raja Todar Mal[8] Chilarai
Strength
Unknown	100,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

See also

• Delhi Sultanate's invasion of Bengal (1353-1359)
• Mughal conquest of Jessore

References

1. Richards, John F. (1996). The Mughal Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-521-56603-2.
2. Nair, P. Thankappan (1986). Tercentenary History of Calcutta: Calcutta in the 17th century. Firma KLM. p. 39.
3. Roy, Atul Chandra (1968). History of Bengal: Mughal Period, 1526-1765 A.D. Nababharat Publishers. pp. 77–85.
4. Chatterjee, Kumkum (2009-02-11). The Cultures of History in Early Modern India: Persianization and Mughal Culture in Bengal. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908801-0.
5. Choudhary, Dr. Subhrajit (21 February 2024). The Koch Dynasty and Charismatic Bir Chilarai. Shashwat Publications. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9789360877538.
6. Acharyya, N.N. (1966). The History of Medieval Assam, from the Thirteenth to the Seventeenth Century. New Delhi: Omsons Publ. p. 205.
7. Bengal District Gazetteers Santal Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. 1914. pp. 26–.
8. Ahmed, Salahuddin (2004). Bangladesh: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-7648-469-5.