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1576 CE · military conflict

Mughal Conquest of Bengal

Mughal forces defeated the remaining Afghan power in Bengal, extending imperial authority further east.

Mughal painting by Manohar depicting Mughal troops fighting the forces of Bengal Sultan Daud Khan Karrani
The painting was created circa 1596–1600, about two decades after the Bengal campaigns. It is a later Mughal court representation of the war against Daud Khan Karrani, not an eyewitness image of the final 1576 conquest. · Credit: Manohar · License: Public domain

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Sources and further reading

  1. NCERT — History: Our Pasts II
  2. NCERT — Themes in Indian History II

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