Mughal conquest of Odisha
| Mughal Conquest of Orissa | |||||||||
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| Part of Mughal conquest of Bengal | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Afghans of Orissa | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Man Singh I Jagat Singh (WIA) Durjan Singh Bika Bathor † Mahesh Das † Nam Charan † Vir Hambir S'iad Khan Babui Mankali Yusuf |
Qutulu Khan # Bahadur Kuruh Nasir Khan Khwaja Wais † Sultan Sur (POW) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 300 killed | |||||||||
The Mughal conquest of Odisha (1590–1593) was a campaign in the region of Odisha by the Mughal Empire under Akbar, led by Raja Man Singh. In 1590, Man Singh, the governor of Bihar, invaded Odisha to attack the Afghan chief Qutlu Khan Lohani, who had declared himself the ruler of the region. However, Qutlu Khan died before he could fight Man Singh. His son, Nasir Khan, initially resisted but then surrendered and was allowed to remain as governor. Two years later, Nisar Khan broke the agreement, took control of the crown lands in Puri (including the Jagannath temple), and rebelled. Man Singh defeated Nisar Khan, expelled him, and made Orissa part of the Bengal Subah.