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{{flagicon image|Flag of the State of Hyderabad (18th century-1900).svg}} [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]<br> [[File:Flag of Awadh.svg|25px]] [[Oudh State|Awadh Subah]]<br>[[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px]] [[Jaipur State|Kingdom of Jaipur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tikkiwal |first=H. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130345 |title=Jaipur And The Later Mughals |date=1974 |pages=37}}</ref> |
{{flagicon image|Flag of the State of Hyderabad (18th century-1900).svg}} [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]<br> [[File:Flag of Awadh.svg|25px]] [[Oudh State|Awadh Subah]]<br>[[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px]] [[Jaipur State|Kingdom of Jaipur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tikkiwal |first=H. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130345 |title=Jaipur And The Later Mughals |date=1974 |pages=37}}</ref><br>[[File:Kota Garuda Flag.jpg|22px|border]] [[Kota State]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sinha H. N. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.51631 |title=Rise Of The Peshwas (1954) |date=1954 |pages=161}}</ref> |
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border=no}} [[Maratha Empire]] |
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| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the State of Hyderabad (18th century-1900).svg|23px]] [[Asaf Jah I]]<br/>[[File:Flag of Awadh.svg|25px]][[Saadat Ali Khan I|Saadat Ali Khan]]<br>[[File:Flag of Awadh.svg|25px]][[Safdar Jung]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sinha H. N. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.51631 |title=Rise Of The Peshwas (1954) |date=1954 |pages=161}}</ref><br>[[File:Flag of Awadh.svg|25px]]Mansur Ali Khan{{cn|date=May 2024}}<br>[[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px]][[Sawai Jai Singh]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tikkiwal |first=H. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130345 |title=Jaipur And The Later Mughals |date=1974 |pages=37}}</ref><br>[[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px]][[Ishwari Singh of Jaipur]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tikkiwal |first=H. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130345 |title=Jaipur And The Later Mughals |date=1974 |pages=37}}</ref><br>[[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px]]Subhasingh Bundela<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tikkiwal |first=H. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130345 |title=Jaipur And The Later Mughals |date=1974 |pages=37}}</ref> |
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the State of Hyderabad (18th century-1900).svg|23px]] [[Asaf Jah I]]<br/>[[File:Flag of Awadh.svg|25px]][[Saadat Ali Khan I|Saadat Ali Khan]]<br>[[File:Flag of Awadh.svg|25px]][[Safdar Jung]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sinha H. N. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.51631 |title=Rise Of The Peshwas (1954) |date=1954 |pages=161}}</ref><br>[[File:Flag of Awadh.svg|25px]]Mansur Ali Khan{{cn|date=May 2024}}<br>[[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px]][[Sawai Jai Singh]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tikkiwal |first=H. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130345 |title=Jaipur And The Later Mughals |date=1974 |pages=37}}</ref><br>[[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px]][[Ishwari Singh of Jaipur]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tikkiwal |first=H. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130345 |title=Jaipur And The Later Mughals |date=1974 |pages=37}}</ref><br>[[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px]]Subhasingh Bundela<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tikkiwal |first=H. c |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130345 |title=Jaipur And The Later Mughals |date=1974 |pages=37}}</ref> |
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| Battle of Bhopal | |||||||||
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| Part of Maratha–Nizam War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Maratha Empire |
 Nizam of Hyderabad Awadh Subah Kingdom of Jaipur.[2] Kota State[3] | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Baji Rao I Chimaji AppaRanoji Scindia Pilaji Jadhav |
.svg){kind=small} Asaf Jah ISaadat Ali KhanSafdar Jung[4]Mansur Ali Khan[citation needed]Sawai Jai Singh[5]Ishwari Singh of Jaipur[6]Subhasingh Bundela[7] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 80,000 light cavalry[1] | 70,000 with 120 cannons drawn by war-elephant corps, 3,000 Camel-drawn Zamburak gunnery[1] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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The Battle of Bhopal was fought on 24 December 1737 in Bhopal between the Maratha Empire and the combined army of the Nizam and several Oudh generals in which Marathas under Bajirao I were victorious.[8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11]
Battle
The battle was fought between the Maratha Empire 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.[1]
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.[12][1] The Marathas were given the territory of Malwa.[1][13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Chhabra, G.S. (2005). Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803). Lotus Press. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-81-89093-06-8.
- ^ Tikkiwal, H. c (1974). Jaipur And The Later Mughals. p. 37.
- ^ Sinha H. N. (1954). Rise Of The Peshwas (1954). p. 161.
- ^ Sinha H. N. (1954). Rise Of The Peshwas (1954). p. 161.
- ^ Tikkiwal, H. c (1974). Jaipur And The Later Mughals. p. 37.
- ^ Tikkiwal, H. c (1974). Jaipur And The Later Mughals. p. 37.
- ^ Tikkiwal, H. c (1974). Jaipur And The Later Mughals. p. 37.
- ^ Jaques, Tony (30 November 2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-313-02799-4.
- ^ R.K. Gupta, S.R. Bakshi (2008). Studies In Indian History: Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of Rajputs (1st ed.). Sarup and sons. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-81-76258-418.
- ^ Husain, Zakir (2001). "The Rise of Dost Muhammad Khan (1708-1728), the First Nawab of Bhopal". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 62: 309–316. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44155775.
- ^ Tikkiwal, H. c (1974). Jaipur And The Later Mughals. p. 37.
- ^ Bakshi, S.R.; Ralhan, O.P. (2007). Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. p. 384. ISBN 978-81-7625-806-7.
- ^ Sinha H. N. (1954). Rise Of The Peshwas (1954). p. 161.
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