Conquest of Bakla

Conquest of Bakla
Part of Mughal conquest of Bengal
DateDecember 1611
Location
Result Mughal victory
Territorial
changes
Chandradwip Kingdom formally annexed to Mughal Bengal
Belligerents
Mughal Empire Chandradwip Kingdom
Commanders and leaders

Islam Khan I

  • Commander-in-chief Syed Hakim
  • Syed Kasu
  • Mirza Nuruddin
  • Islam Quli
  • Ulfat Ghazi

Ramchandra Basu

  • Jiban Krishna Roy
  • Ram Mohan Mal
Strength
Large fleet, 3,000 infantry and 20 elephants Unknown

The Conquest of Bakla (Bengali: বাকলা বিজয়, romanizedBakla Bijôy) refers[by whom?] to the Mughal conquest of the Chandradwip Kingdom, which covered much of the present-day Barisal Division of Bangladesh. The campaign was led by Syed Hakim, under the orders of Islam Khan I, against Raja Ramchandra Basu.