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Sheo Bhatt began by plundering Birbhum. The British urged [[Mir Qasim]] to counter Sheo Bhatt's actions and stationed troops in Midnapur to guard against Maratha incursions into Burdwan and Midnapur. Sheo Bhatt demanded three lakhs of rupees from Tilak Chand, Raja of [[Burdwan]], and when the demand was unmet, he attacked and plundered Burdwan and Midnapur, creating significant unrest. As British troops approached, Sheo Bhatt retreated to [[Cuttack]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140543|title=THE WAY THE ENGLISH TACKLED THE QUESTION OF THE CHOUTH OF BENGAL (1761-1785)|publisher=T. K. Mukerji|year=1949|pages=245–249}}</ref> | Sheo Bhatt began by plundering Birbhum. The British urged [[Mir Qasim]] to counter Sheo Bhatt's actions and stationed troops in Midnapur to guard against Maratha incursions into Burdwan and Midnapur. Sheo Bhatt demanded three lakhs of rupees from Tilak Chand, Raja of [[Burdwan]], and when the demand was unmet, he attacked and plundered Burdwan and Midnapur, creating significant unrest. As British troops approached, Sheo Bhatt retreated to [[Cuttack]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140543|title=THE WAY THE ENGLISH TACKLED THE QUESTION OF THE CHOUTH OF BENGAL (1761-1785)|publisher=T. K. Mukerji|year=1949|pages=245–249}}</ref> | ||
Sheo Bhatt claimed that Burdwan and Midnapur were part of [[Orissa]] and should not fall into the hands of either the Nawab or the British. The British countered that [[Burdwan]] was granted to the Company by the Nawab and the King to cover military expenses, while Midnapur had long been independent of [[Orissa]] and was now under the Company’s control for maintaining troops. | Sheo Bhatt claimed that Burdwan and Midnapur were part of [[Orissa]] and should not fall into the hands of either the Nawab or the British. The British countered that [[Burdwan]] was granted to the Company by the Nawab and the King to cover military expenses, while Midnapur had long been independent of [[Orissa]] and was now under the Company’s control for maintaining troops.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=Ov4rAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Sheo+|title=Studies in the Economic History of Orissa from Ancient Times to 1833|publisher=Vinod Shankar Das|year=1978|pages=96–100}}</ref> | ||
In 1761, Sheo Bhatt invaded Midnapur again, plundering it thoroughly. The British retaliated, capturing the money Sheo Bhatt had collected from Pataspur, a region under his control. To pressure Tilak Chand into paying the demanded sum, Sheo Bhatt appointed Rai Govind to the zamindari of Chitnam Berda, which belonged to Tilak Chand, but failed to achieve his goal. | In 1761, Sheo Bhatt invaded Midnapur again, plundering it thoroughly. The British retaliated, capturing the money Sheo Bhatt had collected from Pataspur, a region under his control. To pressure Tilak Chand into paying the demanded sum, Sheo Bhatt appointed Rai Govind to the zamindari of Chitnam Berda, which belonged to Tilak Chand, but failed to achieve his goal. | ||