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Battle of Bhopal

Battle of Bhopal was a battle fought on 24 December 1737 at Bhopal, in what is now India. It was part of battles involving the Maratha Empire. The recorded result: Maratha victory; Treaty of Bhopal; Mughals agree to pay 50 lakh rupees as war expenses to the Marathas. Recorded strength: 80,000 against 70,000 with 120 cannons drawn by war-elephant corps, 3,000 Camel-drawn Zamburak gunnery.

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Fought24 December 1737
WhereBhopal, India23.000N, 15.000E
OutcomeMaratha victory; Treaty of Bhopal; Mughals agree to pay 50 lakh rupees as war expenses to the Marathas.
BelligerentsMaratha EmpireagainstMughal Vassals; Nizam of Hyderabad; Nawab of Awadh; Nawab of Bhopal
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofbattles involving the Maratha Empire

Where it sits in battles involving the Maratha Empire

Battle of Kolhapur, 1659Battle of Pavan Khind, 1660Battle of Chakan, 1660Battle of Umberkhind, 1661Battle of Surat, 1664Battle of Purandar, 1665Battle of Salher, 1672Siege of Ponda, 1675Battle of Sangamner, 1679Battle of Kalyan, 1682Battle of Satara, 1700Battle of Raigarh, 1703Battle of Torna, 1704Battle of Palkhed, 1728Battle of Mandsaur, 1733Battle of Bhopal, 1737Siege of Trichinopoly, 1741Battle of Uruli, 1762Battle of Lalsot, 1787Battle of Chaksana, 178816591788Battle of Bhopal, 1737
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Record

Date24 December 1737
PlaceBhopal, India
23.000N, 15.000E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeMughals cede large territory of Malwa (central India) to Marathas
Strength80,00070,000 with 120 cannons drawn by war-elephant corps, 3,000 Camel-drawn Zamburak gunnery
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Baji Rao I
  • Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
  • Saadat Khan
Battle of BhopalBattle of Bhopal100 km23.000N, 15.000E
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Battle of Bhopal is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870477, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bhopal, revision 1375622617, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.