Expulsion of Danes from Balasore

Expulsion of Danes from Balasore
Part of the Dano-Mughal War
The fortress of Gingee in Karnatik, part of the Mughal Empire. By Dano-Norwegian Peter Anker.
Date 1643/1644 Location Balasore, Mughal Empire (present-day India) 21°30′12″N 86°55′30″E / 21.50333°N 86.92500°E / 21.50333; 86.92500 Result Mughal victory Territorial changes Danish factory at Balasore abandoned
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Danish India
Commanders and leaders
Malik Beg	Unknown
Units involved
Unknown	None
Strength
Unknown	c. 40 people
Casualties and losses
None	c. 40 poisoned All goods seized

The Expulsion of Danes from Balasore (Danish: Udvisningen af danskerene fra Balasore) was a violent expulsion and ousting of the Danish East India Company from the Mughal harbour and trading hub of Balasore in 1643 or 1644 by the local Mughal governor, Malik Beg.