Battle of Giria
| First Battle of Giria, 1740 | |||||||||
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First Battle of Giria march from Azimabad and Murshidabad. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sarfaraz Khan | Alivardi Khan Governor of Azimabad (Patna) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ghaus Khan Haji Lutfullah Sarfaraz Khan † Alam Chand (defected) |
Alivardi Khan Nandalal Nawazish Muhammad Khan | ||||||||
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20,000 infantry 10,000 cavalry 20 artillery. | 10,000 cavalry | ||||||||
The Battle of Giria refers to two battles that took place in Giria, a census town in Bengal, that were significant in the history of Bengal. The first occurred in 1740, Alivardi Khan the Subahdar of Bihar, aimed to overthrow Sarfaraz Khan to control of the Bengal Subah. Alivardi defeated Sarfaraz Khan and killed him and established Afshar Dynasty in Bengal. The First Battle of Giria (April 26, 1740) was primarily a violent, successful coup that resulted in a dynasty change from the Nasiri dynasty to the Afshar dynasty. Alivardi Khan defeated and killed Sarfaraz Khan, seizing control of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
While the second was fought between the East India Company and Mir Qasim in 1763, during the former's campaign in bengal.