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|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
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'''Monghyr''' (now Munger) is a town on the Ganges. In [[Bihar]], it is 140km east of the state capital [[Patna]].
==HistoryMilitary 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]].
