Monghyr

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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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Monghyr (now Munger) is a town on the Ganges. In Bihar, 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.