Maratha invasions of Bengal
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The Maratha invasions of Bengal were a series of mid-18th-century raids and campaigns by the Maratha Empire that devastated Bengal’s economy and stability during the rule of the Nawabs.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maratha invasions of Bengal canonical | 2 |
| Maratha raid on Burdwan | 1 |
| Maratha raid on Hooghly | 1 |
| Maratha raid on Murshidabad | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| cause |
Maratha desire to collect chauth from Bengal
ⓘ
Maratha expansionist policy in eastern India ⓘ |
| commander |
Alivardi Khan
ⓘ
Raghoji I Bhonsle ⓘ
surface form:
Raghuji Bhonsle
|
| conflict |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| consequence |
cession of Orissa to the Marathas
ⓘ
decline of trade and agriculture in affected regions ⓘ devastation of Bengal countryside ⓘ disruption of Bengal’s economy ⓘ increased peasant distress in Bengal ⓘ payment of chauth by Bengal to the Marathas ⓘ weakening of Nawab authority in Bengal ⓘ |
| describedAs | Bargir raids in Bengal ⓘ |
| effectOn |
military resources of the Nawab of Bengal
ⓘ
political stability of Bengal ⓘ revenue system of Bengal ⓘ |
| endTime | 1751 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Maratha influence in eastern India ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Maratha invasions of Bengal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha raid on Burdwan
Maratha invasions of Bengal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha raid on Hooghly
Maratha invasions of Bengal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha raid on Murshidabad
|
| historicalRegion |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Bengal
|
| ledBy |
Raghoji I Bhonsle
ⓘ
surface form:
Raghuji Bhonsle of Nagpur
|
| location |
Bengal
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Orissa ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Bengal and Bihar
|
| notableFor |
large-scale plunder and destruction
ⓘ
long-term economic damage to Bengal ⓘ repeated cavalry raids ⓘ |
| opponent |
Alivardi Khan
ⓘ
Nawab forces of Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf | Maratha expansion ⓘ |
| precededBy | Maratha expansion in central India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ history of Bengal ⓘ history of the Marathas ⓘ |
| result |
Maratha victory in Orissa
ⓘ
Treaty of 1751 between Alivardi Khan and Raghuji Bhonsle ⓘ |
| startTime | 1741 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maratha raid on Burdwan
this entity surface form:
Maratha raid on Hooghly
this entity surface form:
Maratha raid on Murshidabad
subject surface form:
Alivardi Khan