The Battle of Giria were two battles that took place in Giria, an insignificant village in Bengal, although not well known, were very significant in the history of Bengal and like the Battle of Plassey, had far reaching consequences.

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  • 1740-04-26 (xsd:date)
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  • 23pxBritish East India Company, Mir Jafar
  • Alivardi Khan, Nazim of Azimabad (Patna), servant of the Nawab of Bengal
  • Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal
  • Sarfaraz Khan, Nawab of Bengal
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  • Defeat and retreat of Mir Qasim from Bengal to Monghyr (Munger). Mir Jafar is re-installed as the Nawab at Murshidabad. Bengal would have two Nawabs for the next one year till the Battle of Buxar in 1764. Mir Qasim would continue to be the Nawab at Munger till about 1764.
  • Short and severe battle resulting in the defeat and death of Sarfaraz Khan and Alivardi Khan usurping and becoming the Nawab of Bengal. End of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan.
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dbpedia-owl:combatant
  • 23pxBritish East India Company, Mir Jafar
  • Alivardi Khan, Nazim of Azimabad (Patna), servant of the Nawab of Bengal
  • Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal
  • Sarfaraz Khan, Nawab of Bengal
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  • 1740-04-26 (xsd:date)
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  • Defeat and retreat of Mir Qasim from Bengal to Monghyr (Munger). Mir Jafar is re-installed as the Nawab at Murshidabad. Bengal would have two Nawabs for the next one year till the Battle of Buxar in 1764. Mir Qasim would continue to be the Nawab at Munger till about 1764.
  • Short and severe battle resulting in the defeat and death of Sarfaraz Khan and Alivardi Khan usurping and becoming the Nawab of Bengal. End of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan.
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  • The Battle of Giria were two battles that took place in Giria, an insignificant village in Bengal, although not well known, were very significant in the history of Bengal and like the Battle of Plassey, had far reaching consequences.
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  • Alivardi Khan the then Subahdar of Azimabad (Patna) marched on his master Nawab of Bengal, Sarfaraz Khan with the intention of deposing him to and usurping him to become the Nawab.
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  • Battle Giria, 1740
  • Battle Giria, 1763
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  • 88.07 (xsd:double)
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  • 26 April, 1740
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  • Defeat and retreat of Mir Qasim from Bengal to Monghyr . Mir Jafar is re-installed as the Nawab at Murshidabad. Bengal would have two Nawabs for the next one year till the Battle of Buxar in 1764. Mir Qasim would continue to be the Nawab at Munger till about 1764.
  • Short and severe battle resulting in the defeat and death of Sarfaraz Khan and Alivardi Khan usurping and becoming the Nawab of Bengal. End of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan.
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  • The Subah of Bengal
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  • The Battle of Giria were two battles that took place in Giria, an insignificant village in Bengal, although not well known, were very significant in the history of Bengal and like the Battle of Plassey, had far reaching consequences.
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  • Battle of Giria
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  • Battle Giria, 1740
  • Battle Giria, 1763
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