Mir Habib
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Mir Habib Isfahani (
Orissa
and adjoining places.
Early life
His family came from Isfahan, Iran and were
Shia Muslim, soldier-turned-commander, in the employment of Alivardi Khan
.
Aiding Maratha Ransacking
In 1742 when the
Maratha invaders under Roghuji Bhosla and his prime minister Bhaskar Pandit invaded the Bengal Subah, Mir Habib Isfahani was lured to join their forces in search of loots as he was not content with his salary as a commander of Nawab Alivardi Khan
's army. This invasion was later suppressed by Nawab Alivardi Khan.
In 1748, Mir Habib joined forces with Maratha general
Raghoji I Bhonsle to invade Bengal, also with the support of Mustafa Khan, an Afghan defect from the Nawab's army.[1] With the aid of the renegade commanders, the Marathas were able to ransack Hooghly and Mir Habib entered Murshidabad, the capital of Bengal.[2] They were driven out again by Alivardi Khan.[3]
In 1751, the Marathas signed a peace treaty with Nawab Alivardi Khan, according to which Mir Habib was made provincial governor of Orissa under nominal control of the Nawab.[4] Habib was later killed by the Marathas leading to Orissa coming under Maratha rule.
References
- ISBN 9781351997317.
- ^ Dr M Abdur Rahim, Bangladesh er Itihas, Page 282-302
- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ ড. মুহম্মদ আব্দুর রহিম. "মারাঠা আক্রমণ". বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস. ২৯৩–২৯৯.