Mughal conquest of Bengal

Mughal conquest of Bengal
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
Date1572–12 July 1576,[1] 1611-1612[2][3][4]
Location
Result Mughal–Koch victory[5]
Territorial
changes
Bengal Sultanate was divided between the Koch Kingdom and the Mughal Empire[6]
Belligerents
Bengal Sultanate
Baro Bhuyans
Mughal Sultanate
Koch dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Daud Khan Karrani
Junaid Khan Karrani 
KalaPahad 
Khan Jahan [7]
Akbar the Great
Man Singh I
Munim Khan
Muzaffar Khan Turbati
Khan Jahan[1]
Raja Todar Mal[8]
Bir Chilarai
Strength
unknown 100,000
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

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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