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rdfs:label
  • Battle of Giria
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prov:wasDerivedFrom
skos:prefLabel
  • Battle of Giria
skos:altLabel
  • First Battle of Giria
clgo:combatant
  • Mughal Empire
  • 23pxBritish East India Company,Mir Jafar
  • Mir Qasim,Nawab of Bengal
  • Sarfaraz Khan,Nawab of Bengal
  • Alivardi Khan, Nazim of Azimabad (Patna), servant of theNawab of Bengal
clgo:commander
clgo:date
  • 1740-04-26
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clgo:place
clgo:result
  • Defeat and retreat of Mir Qasim from Bengal to Monghyr (Munger).Mir Jafaris re-installed as theNawabatMurshidabad. Bengal would have twoNawabsfor the next one year till theBattle of Buxarin 1764. Mir Qasim would continue to be theNawabatMungertill about 1764.
  • Short and severe battle resulting in the defeat and death ofSarfaraz KhanandAlivardi Khanusurping and becoming theNawab of Bengal. End of theNasiri DynastyofMurshid Quli Khan.
clgo:strength
  • 5,000
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