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brief note on early history
'''Monghyr''' (now Munger) is a town on the Ganges. In [[Bihar]], it is 140km east of the state capital [[Patna]].
==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]].
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
