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Maratha Raids in Bishnupur
Marathas under Raghuji Bhonsle Invaded Bhisnupur twice during their Invasion of Bengal 1742 and 1751? Respectively and minor Raids continued till 1764 eventually leading to Famine in 1770 putting and end to Bishnupur Raj.[1]
| Maratha Raids in Bishnupur | |||||||||
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| Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Mallabum Kingdom | |||||||||
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Gopal Singha Dev Chaitanya Singha Dev |
 Raghuji the Great Bhaskar Pandit Sheo Bhatt Raghunath Singh Deva | ||||||||
Invasion of Bhaskar Pandit
Marathas under Bhaskar Pandit Invaded Bhisnupur on approach of Marathas Gopal Singh Deva locked himself in the fort and started to pray to Mallu (Lord Vishnu) according to a legend Lord Vishnu in the from of Mallu came to save them and blew cannons on Marathas blowing their hands off but this is just a legend seeing the strong fortification Marathas retreated due to lack of heavy artillery and plundered the surrounding area.[1][2]
Invasion of Raghuji
Around 1748-1750 after death of Gopal Singh Deva and succession of Chaitanya Singh Deva, cousin brother of Chaitanya i.e Raghunath Singh Deva rebelled against his brother for the throne. He invited Raghuji Bhonsle to Invade Bishnupur, viewing this as an opportunity he Invaded Bengal with huge army. According to another local legend as soon as Marathas entered Bishnupur they started Plundering the area and devastating the country.[1]
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,[2] in reality 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.[1]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dasgupta, Samira; Biswas, Rabiranjan; Mallik, Gautam Kumar (2009). Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur. Mittal Publications. pp. 12–15. ISBN 978-81-8324-294-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MAJUMDAR, DURGADAS (1975). WEST BENGAL DISTRICT GAZETTEERS,BIRBHUM. STATE EDITOR, WEST BENGAL DISTRICT GAZETTERS.