| Mughal conquest of Bengal | |||||||||
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| Part of Mughal conquests | |||||||||
 Akbar's general informs him of the conquest of Bengal in 1576, from the "History of Akbar" (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl. Inscribed to `Inayat Khanazad, Agra, India, c. 1603-1605 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Bengal Sultanate | Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Daud Khan Karrani Junaid v karrani† Kala Pahar† Khan Jahan†[2] |
Akbar the Great Man Singh I Munim Khan Muzaffar Khan Turbati Khan Jahan[1] Raja Todar Mal[3] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| More than 200,000 in the overall war | 700,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Minimal | ||||||||
Mughal invasion of Bengal was an invasion of the Sultanate of Bengal, then ruled by the Afghan Karrani dynasty, by the Mughal Empire in 1572–1576. After a series of intense battles, the Mughals eventually defeated the Sultanate of Bengal in the Battle of Raj Mahal in 1576, and annexed the region into their empire as the province of Bengal.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richards, John F. (1996). The Mughal Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-521-56603-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=HHyVh29gy4QC&pg=PA33.
- ↑ Bengal District Gazetteers Santal Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. 1914. pp. 26–. https://books.google.com/books?id=RdyjG9DYVLsC&pg=PA26.
- ↑ Ahmed, Salahuddin (2004). Bangladesh: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-7648-469-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=Szfqq7ruqWgC&pg=PA63.
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