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Accordingly Marathas attack an temple of Mallu ([[Vishnu]]) and to save the idol Chaitnya ran barefoot holding the idol in his hand being chased by Marathas. However this is just a boon to the Invasion,<ref name=":2" /> in reality [[Maratha dynasty|Marathas]] Invaded with a huge army and Plundered the whole region unable to bear the Onslaught of Marathas, he sued for peace becoming tributary to Marathas paying annual tribute of 12 lakhs.<ref name=":0" /> | Accordingly Marathas attack an temple of Mallu ([[Vishnu]]) and to save the idol Chaitnya ran barefoot holding the idol in his hand being chased by Marathas. However this is just a boon to the Invasion,<ref name=":2" /> in reality [[Maratha dynasty|Marathas]] Invaded with a huge army and Plundered the whole region unable to bear the Onslaught of Marathas, he sued for peace becoming tributary to Marathas paying annual tribute of 12 lakhs.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Atrocities== | |||
[[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] under Raghuji Bhonsle did worst crimes in [[Bengal]], plundered the whole country, masscared the innocents irrespective of their religion. During the reign of Chaitanya Singh Deva when [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] Invaded Bhisnupur it is claimed that they plundered the temple of Mallu ([[Vishnu]]) and tried to destroy the Idol of Mallu([[Vishnu]]) which was saved by Chaitnya Singh Deva , however there is no source supporting this claim it is a local legend among people. | |||
==Later invasions and Aftermath== | ==Later invasions and Aftermath== | ||
A Peace treaty was signed between Raghuji Bhonsle and Nawab of [[Bengal]], a period of peace was created in Bengal till the death of Nawab.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49905|title=Aliardi And His Times|last=Datta|first=Kalikinkar|date=1939|pages=56}}</ref> As soon as death of Nawab Marathas under Sheo Bhatt Sathee again carried out devastating raids in Bengal till 1764.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.136229|title=Orissa Under Marathas 1751-1803|last=Ray|first=Bhabani Charan|date=1960|pages=31–39}}</ref> In 1764 [[East India Company|British]] made peace with [[Maratha dynasty|Marathas]] and agreed to pay the chauth.<ref name=":1" /> Due to Maratha raids and aftermath famine caused an end to royal era of Mallabum Kingdom and in order to survive they accepted the vassalage of British.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Scattered_Court/vXKyEAAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=The Scattered Court: Hindustani Music in Colonial Bengal|last=Williams|first=Richard David|date=2023-04-25|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-82545-8|pages=43|language=en}}</ref> | A Peace treaty was signed between Raghuji Bhonsle and Nawab of [[Bengal]], a period of peace was created in Bengal till the death of Nawab.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49905|title=Aliardi And His Times|last=Datta|first=Kalikinkar|date=1939|pages=56}}</ref> As soon as death of Nawab Marathas under Sheo Bhatt Sathee again carried out devastating raids in Bengal till 1764.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.136229|title=Orissa Under Marathas 1751-1803|last=Ray|first=Bhabani Charan|date=1960|pages=31–39}}</ref> In 1764 [[East India Company|British]] made peace with [[Maratha dynasty|Marathas]] and agreed to pay the chauth.<ref name=":1" /> Due to Maratha raids and aftermath famine caused an end to royal era of Mallabum Kingdom and in order to survive they accepted the vassalage of British.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Scattered_Court/vXKyEAAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=The Scattered Court: Hindustani Music in Colonial Bengal|last=Williams|first=Richard David|date=2023-04-25|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-82545-8|pages=43|language=en}}</ref> | ||