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Mirza Baqar Ali, A Rebel Against Alivardi Allied With Marathas And Captured [[Orissa]] And Parts Of Bengal After Imprisoning The Nawab's Governor And His Family. In August he after joining the Marathas marched from  Karnatak, returned to Orissa, captured [[Cuttack]] by a sudden attack, made its worthless and unpopular governor and and his entire family prisoners, and seized the government of the province.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Fall_Of_The_Mughal_Empire_Vol_I_4Th_Edn.html?id=gKOqA9lgtbwC|title=Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Vol. I (4Th Edn.), Volume 1|pages=46}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Orissa History Congress. Session|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Proceedings_of_the_Annual_Session/hA9uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en|title=Proceedings of the Annual Session
Mirza Baqar Ali, A Rebel Against Alivardi Allied With Marathas And Captured [[Orissa]] And Parts Of Bengal After Imprisoning The Nawab's Governor And His Family. In August he after joining the Marathas marched from  Karnatak, returned to Orissa, captured [[Cuttack]] by a sudden attack, made its worthless and unpopular governor and and his entire family prisoners, and seized the government of the province.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Fall_Of_The_Mughal_Empire_Vol_I_4Th_Edn.html?id=gKOqA9lgtbwC|title=Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Vol. I (4Th Edn.), Volume 1|pages=46}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Orissa History Congress. Session|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Proceedings_of_the_Annual_Session/hA9uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en|title=Proceedings of the Annual Session
Volumes 16-17|publisher=|year=1990|pages=53}}</ref>
Volumes 16-17|publisher=|year=1990|pages=53}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Datta|first=Kalikinkar|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Alivardi_and_His_Times.html?id=NKkbAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Alivardi And His Times}}</ref>
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[[Category:Battles of the Maratha invasions of Bengal]]

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Capture of Cuttack (1741)
Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal
DateAugust 1741
Location
Result Maratha victory
Territorial
changes
Cuttack captured and annexed into the Maratha Empire.
Belligerents
Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg Bengal Subah
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg Mir Habib (POW) Nagpur State flag.png Mirza Baqar Ali
Casualties and losses
Flag of the Principality of Bengal (15th-18th century).svg Mir Habib and his family captured by the Marathas.

Mirza Baqar Ali, A Rebel Against Alivardi Allied With Marathas And Captured Orissa And Parts Of Bengal After Imprisoning The Nawab's Governor And His Family. In August he after joining the Marathas marched from Karnatak, returned to Orissa, captured Cuttack by a sudden attack, made its worthless and unpopular governor and and his entire family prisoners, and seized the government of the province.[1][2][3]

Reference[edit]

  1. Sarkar, Jadunath. Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Vol. I (4Th Edn.), Volume 1. p. 46.
  2. Orissa History Congress. Session (1990). Proceedings of the Annual Session Volumes 16-17. p. 53. {{cite book}}: line feed character in |title= at position 34 (help)
  3. Datta, Kalikinkar. Alivardi And His Times.