Plunder of Murshidabad | |||||||||
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Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Maratha Confederacy • Nagpur | Nawab of Bengal | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Bhaskar Pandit Mir Habib | Haji Ahmed | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Plunder of Murshidabad was an event during the Maratha invasions of Bengal where Maratha forces plundered Murshidabad and committed numerous atrocities against its people, especially women.[5] The city had been left unguarded as the Nawab of Bengal, Alivardi Khan was at the Orissa campaign where he repulsed the Marathas at First Battle of Katwa.[6]