Battle of Bhopal

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Battle of Bhopal
Part of Mughal-Maratha War (1723-1738)
Date 24 December 1737 Location Bhopal, India Result Decisive Maratha victory
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Maratha Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I Nawab Saadat Khan Iswari Singh Diwan Raja Ayamal Pratap Singh	Peshwa Baji Rao
Strength
~200,000 men ~100 cannons	~100,000 men (mostly cavalry) 30-50 guns
Casualties and losses
~35,000	~7,000

The Battle of Bhopal was fought between the Mughal and Maratha empires near Bhopal in India in December 1737, and was arguably the largest pitched battle fought in India in the 18th century. The battle resulted in decisive Maratha victory mainly through the swift tactics of Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao. The Mughal Empire was left in a wrecked position and was unable to face the later invasion of Nadir Shah.

The Mughal army included Sawai Raja Jai Singh's forces under his son Iswari Singh and Diwan Raja Ayamal, and Badan Singh's forces under his son Pratap Singh.

Later, on 7 January 1738, a peace treat was signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh at village Doraha near Bhopal.^[1]

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