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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=25.372432,+86.489546&vps=1&jsv=183b&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=12.031771,39.506836&ie=UTF8&geocode=FRAngwEdyrknBQ&split=0 25.372432°, 86.489546°]
|altitude= 170ft (50m)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munger Munger] |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar Bihar]
|country=India
|transport=[[Bengal and North-Western Railway]]
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{{Places of Interest|title=Monghyr|name=Monghyr |link=xxxxx}}
'''Monghyr''' (now Munger) is a town on the Ganges. In in [[Bihar]], it was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_395.gif Monghyr District] in Bhagalpur Division of Bengal during the British period. It is 140km east of the state capital [[Patna]].
==HistorySpelling Variants ==Modern name: Munger<br>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==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_407.gif Monghyr] ''Imperial Gazetteer''<br>
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=U6_bUukB-nIC&pg=PA450 Monghyr] page 450 ''The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II '' Google Books
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