Historedia
Person

Hector Munro

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1763–1764

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hector Munro, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Deposition and defeat of Mir Qasim in Bengal

    1763–1764

    Role: British commander at Buxar

    1. 1763 · Bengal province under Company influenceDeposition of Mir Qasim

      The East India Company deposed Mir Qasim as Nawab of Bengal in 1763 after his resistance to Company trade privileges.

    2. 1763 · Company offices in PatnaMassacre at the Patna Company offices

      Mir Qasim invaded the Company offices in Patna in 1763, killing 45 Europeans including the Resident.

    3. 1763–October 1764 · North India, spanning Bengal, Avadh, and Mughal territoriesAlliance with Avadh and the Mughal emperor

      Qasim allied with Shuja-ud-Daula of Avadh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam II against the British.

    4. 22–23 October 1764 · Buxar, a fortified town in Bihar on the GangesDefeat at the Battle of Buxar

      The combined armies of Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, and Shah Alam II were defeated by the Company at Buxar on 22–23 October 1764.

    5. 23 October 1764 · Rohilkhand, Allahabad, Gohad, Jodhpur, and Kotwal near DelhiExpulsion from camp and later wanderings

      Expelled by Shuja-ud-Daula on 23 October 1764, Qasim wandered through north India before settling near Delhi around 1774.

Sources

  1. Battle of Buxar Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21