Bengal navy
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The Bengal navy was the maritime military force of the Nawab of Bengal, responsible for protecting and projecting the power of the Bengal Subah along its rivers and coastal waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bengal navy canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
ⓘ
navy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
Bengal Subah ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Bengal
|
| country | Bengal Subah ⓘ |
| followedBy | naval forces of the British East India Company in Bengal ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Nawabi court of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
court of the Nawab of Bengal
|
| hasDomain |
maritime warfare
ⓘ
riverine warfare ⓘ |
| hasEnemy |
European trading companies
ⓘ
maritime raiders ⓘ pirates in the Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
maritime defense
ⓘ
projection of naval power ⓘ protection of trade routes ⓘ riverine defense ⓘ |
| hasType |
coastal defense navy
ⓘ
riverine navy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
eastern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern India
|
| location |
Bengal
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
coastal waters of Bengal ⓘ rivers of Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf |
armed forces of the Nawab of Bengal
ⓘ
military of Bengal Subah ⓘ pre-colonial military history of India ⓘ |
| serviceBranchOf | Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| significantFor |
control of Bengal’s waterways
ⓘ
defense of Bengal Subah’s maritime frontiers ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of riverine communications
ⓘ
defense of Bengal coastline ⓘ protection of merchant shipping ⓘ protection of ports ⓘ support of military campaigns ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.