Battle of Bhopal

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Battle of Bhopal
Date24 December 1737
Location
Bhopal, India
Result Maratha victory
Territorial
changes		 Malwa formally ceded to Marathas following the Treaty of Bhopal
Belligerents
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Confederacy Flag of the State of Hyderabad (18th century-1900).svg Hyderabad
Flag of Awadh.svg Awadh
Flag of Jaipur.svg Jaipur [1]
Kota Garuda Flag.jpg Kota [2]
Other Mughal chiefs [3]
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Baji Rao I
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Chimaji Appa
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Ranoji Scindia
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Pilaji Jadhav		 Flag of the State of Hyderabad (18th century-1900).svg Asaf Jah I
Flag of Awadh.svg Saadat Ali Khan
Flag of Awadh.svg Safdar Jung [4]
Flag of Awadh.svg Mansur Ali Khan[ citation needed ]
Flag of Jaipur.svg Sawai Jai Singh [5]
Flag of Jaipur.svg Ishwari Singh of Jaipur [6]
Flag of Jaipur.svg Subhasingh Bundela [7]
Strength
80,000 light cavalry [8] 70,000 troops
120 cannons drawn by war-elephant corps
3,000 Camel-drawn Zamburak gunnery [8]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Bhopal was fought on 24 December 1737 in Bhopal between the Maratha Confederacy and the combined army of the Mughal chiefs, [9] Hyderabad State, Rajput kingdoms and the Oudh State in which Marathas under the leadership of Peshwa Bajirao I were victorious. [10]

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Background

As the Mughal Empire continued to weaken after Aurangzeb's death, the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I invaded Mughal territories of Malwa and Gujarat. The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah was alarmed by the Marathas' conquest. Initially, Maratha war-bands that entered the province from the south (Deccan) were constantly defeated and repulsed by Jai Singh II, the Subahdar of Malwa. [11] [12] In 1737, the Marathas invaded the northern frontiers of the Mughal Empire, successfully reaching as far as the outskirts of Delhi under the command of Bajirao and were now marching back to Pune. [13]

Battle

The battle was fought between the Marathas and Mughal forces led by the Nizam of Hyderabad near Bhopal in India in December 1737. The Marathas poisoned the water and the replenishment supplies of the besieged Mughal forces. Chimaji was sent with an army of 10,000 men to stop any reinforcements while Bajirao blockaded the city instead of directly attacking the Nizam. The Nizam sued for peace after he was denied reinforcements from Delhi. [8]

Aftermath

On 7 January 1738, a peace treaty known as Treaty of Bhopal was signed in Doraha near Bhopal and the Mughals agreed to pay 5,000,000 Rupees as war expenses to the Marathas. [14] [8] The Marathas were given the territory of Malwa. [8] [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ Sinha H. N. (1954). Rise Of The Peshwas (1954). p. 161.
  3. ↑ Chhabra, G.S., ed. (2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India Vol. 1. Lotus Press. p. 26. ISBN   978-81-89093-06-8. Reaching Delhi, the Nizam was joined by several other Mughal chiefs, and at the head of seventy thousand soldiers supported by enormous military supply he marched out to meet the Marathas.
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  5. ↑ Tikkiwal, H. c (1974). Jaipur And The Later Mughals. p. 37.
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