Conquest of Bakla

Conquest of Bakla
Part of Mughal conquest of Bengal
DateDecember 1611
Location
Result Mughal victory
Territorial
changes
Chandradwip Kingdom formally annexed to Mughal Empire
Belligerents
Mughal Empire Chandradwip Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Islam Khan I
Syed Hakim
Syed Kasu
Mirza Nuruddin
Islam Quli
Ulfat Ghazi
Ramchandra Basu
Jiban Krishna Roy
Ram Mohan Mal
Strength
Large fleet
3,000 infantry
20 elephants
Unknown

The Conquest of Bakla (Bengali: বাকলা বিজয়, romanized: Bakla Bijôy) refers to the Mughal conquest of the Chandradwip Kingdom, which covered much of the present-day Barisal Division of Bangladesh. The campaign was led by Syed Hakim, under the orders of Islam Khan I, against Raja Ramchandra Basu.