Bengal War
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Bengal War | |||||||
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Part of the Seven Years' War and Anglo-Mughal Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
| British East India Company | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Shah Alam II[1] Najaf Khan Shuja-ud-Daula Siraj ud-Daulah Mir Qasim |
Hector Munro of Novar John Caillaud John Knox |
The Bengal War,[2] also called campaign for the eastern Subahs, was waged by the Mughal imperial crown Prince Ali Gauhar (later known as Shah Alam II) so as to recapture Bengal from the British East India Company. Hostilities began in 1756 and ended in 1765.
Aftermath[edit]
Shah Alam II did manage to capture and hold Bihar before becoming a pensioner of the English.
John Caillaud had set three official seals to document expressing an intent to kill Shah Alam II, while he had the Mughal Crown Prince, allegations that Caillaud would later strongly deny.[3]
The English East India Company waged a campaign to overthrow Shuja-ud-Daula.