Maratha invasions of Bengal: Difference between revisions

The '''Maratha invasions of Bengal''' (1741-1751),<ref>{{cite book|last=McLane|first=John R.|title=Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal|date=2002|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=9780521526548|page=166|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YH6ijJnUPmcC&pg=PA166|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Jaques|first1=Tony|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O|date=2007|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|isbn=9780313335389|page=516|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA516|language=en}}</ref> also known as the '''Maratha expeditions in Bengal''', refers to the frequent invasions by the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha forces]] in the [[Bengal Subah]] ([[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], parts of modern [[Odisha|Orissa]]), after their successful campaign in the [[Carnatic region]] at the [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)|Battle of Trichinopoly]]. The leader of the expedition was [[Maratha]] [[Maharaja]] [[Raghoji Bhonsle]] of [[Nagpur Kingdom|Nagpur]].<ref>SNHM. Vol. II, pp.&nbsp;209, 224.</ref> The Marathas invaded Bengal six times from August 1741 to May 1751. [[Nawab]] [[Alivardi Khan]] succeeded in resisting all the invasions in western Bengal, however, the frequent Maratha invasions caused great destruction in the western Bengal Subah, resulting in heavy civilian casualties and widespread economic losses.

== Invasions of Bengal ==