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'''== Spelling Variants ==Modern name: Munger<br>Variants: Monghyr''' (now Munger) is a town on the Ganges. In [[Bihar]], it is 140km east of the state capital [[Patna]]./Mungir
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'''Monghyr''' on the Ganges in [[Bihar]] was the headquarters of Monghyr District in Bhagalpur Division of Begal during the British period. It is 140km east of the state capital [[Patna]].
==Military history==
Mir Kasim was installed as Nawab of Bengal by the [[East India Company]] in 1760. He moved his capital to Monghyr after abandoning his ties with the British. He built Monghyr Fort and raised an army that was later defeated at the [[Battle of Buxar]].
==External links==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_407.gif Monghyr] ''Imperial Gazetteer''<br>
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Monghyr Monghyr] 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia
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