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'''Mir Habib Isfahani''' ({{langx|fa|{{Nastaliq|میر حبیب اصفهانی}}}}) was a warlord who used to be in the employment of the Mughal [[Subedar|Subedars]] (officers) of Bengal, but after being discontent with promotions, went on to aid the [[Maratha]] invaders of [[Bengal]] and aided in the various Maratha campaigns carried out in Bengal, [[Bihar]], [[Orissa]] and adjoining places.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
His family came from Isfahan, Iran and were [[Persianised Turk]]s. He started his career under [[Murshid Kuli Khan]]. Mir Habib Isfahani was a [[Shia]] Muslim, soldier-turned-commander, in the employment of [[Alivardi Khan]].<br />
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==Aiding Maratha Ransacking==<br />
In 1742 when the [[Maratha]] invaders under Roghuji Bhosla and his prime minister Bhaskar Pandit invaded the [[Bengal Subah]], Mir Habib Isfahani was lured to join their forces in search of loots as he was not content with his salary as a commander of Nawab [[Alivardi Khan]]'s army. This invasion was later suppressed by Nawab Alivardi Khan.<br />
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In 1748, Mir Habib joined forces with Maratha general [[Raghoji I Bhonsle]] to invade Bengal, also with the support of Mustafa Khan, an Afghan defect from the Nawab's army.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4TslDwAAQBAJ&q=Zain+ud-Din+Ahmed+Khan&pg=PA429|title=Towns and Cities of Medieval India: A Brief Survey|last=Ray|first=Aniruddha|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2016|isbn=9781351997317|pages=429|language=en}}</ref> With the aid of the renegade commanders, the Marathas were able to ransack [[Hugli-Chuchura|Hooghly]] and Mir Habib entered Murshidabad, the capital of Bengal.<ref>Dr M Abdur Rahim, Bangladesh er Itihas, Page 282-302</ref> They were driven out again by Alivardi Khan.<ref name="zak">{{cite Banglapedia|author=Karim, KM|article=Zainuddin Ahmad Khan}}</ref><br />
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In 1751, the Marathas signed a peace treaty with Nawab Alivardi Khan, according to which Mir Habib was made provincial governor of [[Odisha|Orissa]] under nominal control of the Nawab.<ref name="বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস">ড. মুহম্মদ আব্দুর রহিম. "মারাঠা আক্রমণ". বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস. ২৯৩–২৯৯.</ref> Habib was later killed by the Marathas leading to Orissa coming under Maratha rule.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian Shia Muslims]]<br />
[[Category:18th-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Isfahan province]]</div>Manikmusicscapgk