Monghyr
| Monghyr | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 25.372432°, 86.489546° |
| Altitude: | 170ft (50m) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Munger |
| State/Province: | Bihar |
| Country: | India |
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| Bengal and North-Western Railway | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Monghyr on the Ganges in Bihar was the headquarters of Monghyr District in Bhagalpur Division of Bengal during the British period. It is 140km east of the state capital Patna.
C 1834[1] it was the one of the four locations of invalided European Veterans in Bengal (the others being Buxar, Chunar and Moorshedabad.) These men probably belonged to a Veterans' Battalion, similar to the Carnatic European Veteran Battalion in Madras Presidency.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Munger
Variants: Monghyr/Mungir
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
Historical books online
- Monghyr Imperial Gazetteer
- "Mofussil Stations: No XII - Monghyr" page 119 The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, Volume 14, New Series May-August 1834. Google Books
- Monghyr page 450 The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II Google Books
References
- ↑ See the The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, 1834 in Historical books online.