Battle of Katasin

Battle of Katasin
Battle of Katasin (West Bengal)
Date1243 AD
Location
Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
21°46′38″N 87°42′53″E / 21.777155°N 87.7148431°E / 21.777155; 87.7148431
Result Eastern Ganga dynasty victory
Belligerents
Eastern Ganga dynasty Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Narasingha Deva I Tughral Tughan Khan (WIA)
Fakr-Ul-Mulk Karimuddin Laghri †

The Battle of Katasin was fought in 1243 CE between Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty and Tughral Tughan Khan, the governor of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi, at Katasin (present-day Contai, in West Bengal, India). Narasingha Deva I delivered a crushing defeat to the Mamluk forces and subsequently went on to capture additional territory.

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