battle, early modern

Battle of Giria

Name: Battle of Giria
Start: 1740-04-26
Location: India

Battle of Giria was a battle fought on 26 April 1740 in what is now India. Recorded strength: 20,000 infantry; 10,000 cavalry; 20 artillery. against 10,000 cavalry.

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Fought26 April 1740

WhereIndia24.520N, 88.070E

OutcomeDeath and Defeat of Sarfaraz Khan; Alivardi Khan becomes the Nawab of Bengal.; End of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan and establishment of the Afshar dynasty

BelligerentsSarfaraz KhanagainstAlivardi Khan Governor of Azimabad (Patna)

Record

Date	26 April 1740
Place	India 24.520N, 88.070E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Status quo ante bellum
Strength	20,000 infantry; 10,000 cavalry; 20 artillery.	10,000 cavalry
Commanders	Sarfaraz Khan	Alivardi Khan Nawazish Muhammad Khan

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Plassey 1757, 82 km S
Battle of Hilli 1971, 136 km E
Battle of Chinsurah 1759, 183 km S
Siege of Hooghly 1632, 183 km S
Attack in Hooghly 1671, 183 km S

Elsewhere in 1740

Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar Uzbekistan
Nader's Sindh Expedition Afghanistan
Siege of St. Augustine United States
Action of 8 April 1740 United Kingdom
Siege of Fort Mose United States

Battle of Giria is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q31734603, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Giria, revision 1370441648, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.