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Battle of Katasin
Date1243 CE
Battle of Katasin is located in West Bengal
Battle of Katasin
Battle of Katasin (West Bengal)
Location
Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
21°46′38″N 87°42′53″E / 21.777155°N 87.7148431°E / 21.777155; 87.7148431
Result
  • Eastern Ganga dynasty victory.
Belligerents
Battle of KatasinEastern Ganga dynasty Battle of KatasinDelhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Battle of KatasinNarasingha Deva I Battle of KatasinTughral Tughan Khan

The Battle of Katasin was fought in 1243 CE between Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty and Tughral Tughan Khan, the Bengal governor of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi, at Katasin (present-day Contai, in West Bengal, India). Narasingha Deva I delivered a crushing defeat to the Mamluk forces and subsequently went on to capture additional territory.[1]

  1. ^ R. C. Majumdar, ed. (1960). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Delhi Sultante (2nd ed.). Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 70.

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