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The Maratha plunder of Murshidabad would be one of the events in the first Maratha invasion of Bengal. The Marathas would penetrate as far as Murshidabad, and plunder it in the absence of Alivardi Khan.[1] The Nawab of Bengal, Alivardi Khan would make a return to Bengal from his Orissa campaign to avenge this act, repulsing the Marathas at First Battle of Katwa.[2]
Plunder of Murshidabad (1742) | |||||
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Part of Maratha invasions of Bengal | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Nawab of Bengal | |||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Bhaskar Pandit Mir Habib | Alivardi Khan | ||||
Strength | |||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
Unknown | Heavy[4] |
During the first Maratha invasion of Bengal, Alivardi Khan gathered fresh reinforcements from Murshidabad, leaving it undefended. Due to this act, Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar decided to return to his own country, the newly defected Mir Habib however, objected this. He informed Bhaskar how it would be easy to plunder Murshidabad in the absence of Alivardi or a proper garrison. Soon, Mir Habib marched from Katwa to Murshidabad and plundered it, with the Marathas committing atrocities along the way.[5][6][7]
After plundering the capital, the Marathas committed many brutal atrocities in the area, such as raping women and killing civilians. All contemporary sources agree on said atrocities, with some sources even calling Marathas "Slayers of Pregnant Women and Infants.", several modern historians uncovered acts of gang-rape done by the Marathas.[8]