Afghan insurrections in Bengal Subah

Afghan Insurrections in Bengal

The city of Azimabad (Patna), an important stronghold for Afghans in the Bengal Subah
Date1745-1750
Location
Bihar, Bengal Subah
Territorial
changes		 Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
  • Alivardi Khan
  • Sayeed Ahmad Khan
  • Mir Jafar Khan
  • Haider Ali Khan
  • Fakhrullah Beg Khan
  • Nurullah Beg Khan
  • Umar Khan
  • Fateh Rao
  • Mustafa Khan
  • Sardar Khan
  • Shamshir Khan
Units involved
  • 14,000 troopers (in 1745)
  • 20,000 troopers and 15000 Cavalry made up of 9000 Afghan Horsemen (in 1745)

The Afghan insurrections in Bengal, also known as the Afghan mutinies were a series of four revolts led by the Afghans living in the Bengal Subah between 1745 and 1750. They were led by ambitious individuals like Mustafa Khan, Sardar Khan and Shamshir Khan with the intent to carve out their own Afghan state in Bengal. The insurrections were ultimately suppressed.

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