The Battle of Mundamala Ghat was a battle that took place in 1575 AD near the Mundamala Garh fort. The Mallabhum army led by Hambir Malla Dev attacked the Pathan army led by Daud Khan Karrani when he invaded mallabhum.
Background
Daud Khan Karrani dreamed of seizing the whole of Bengal. In this situation, in 1575 AD, Daud Khan attacked Bishnupur with a large number of Pathan troops.
The people of Ranisagar were embarrassed by the sudden attack of Dawood Khan's army of lakhs. The Bishnupur army was still not ready for battle. At this moment, the heroic prince of Bishnupur, Hambir Malla, started the war by arming the army. The army of Bishnupur, intoxicated with the dream of victory, proceeded to subdue the enemy by worshiping the Maa Mrinmayee, the kuladevi of Mallabhum.
Battle
The state of Bishnupur had total twelve forts, one of which was the Mundmala fort. Near this Mundmala Garh, the Mallabhum army attacked the Pathan forces. After a fierce battle between the two sides, Hambir Malla defeated the Pathan forces in such a tragic manner that the battlefield at the eastern gate of the fort was filled with the corpses of Pathan soldiers. The vanquished commander Dawood Khan was taken prisoner. He waited for death in a state of siege. But the noble Hambir arranged for his release and reached a safe place.
"There were so many corpses of the dead Nawab's soldiers at the eastern gate of the fort that it was called" Mundmala ghat ".
It is said that Hambir Malla cut off the heads of the invading Pathan soldiers, made a garland (mundamala) and offered it as a gift to the demon-destroying Goddess Mrinmayi Devi. He was awarded the title of "Bir Hambir" for accomplishing that difficult task.