1761 in India
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Events in India in 1761
Incumbents
- Shah Alam II, Mughal Emperor, reigned 10 December 1759 – 19 November 1806
- Brigadier general John Carnac, Commander-in Chief of India December 1860– April 1761
- Lieutenant-General Eyre Coote (East India Company officer), Commander-in Chief of India April 1761– 1763
- Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal and Murshidabad, 20 October 1760 – 7 July 1763
Events
- National income - ₹9,456 million
- 14 January – Third Battle of Panipat
Deaths
- 14 January
- Sadashivrao Bhau, 30, CINC of Maratha Army of India
- Vishwasrao
- Ibrahim Khan Gardi
- Shamsher Bahadur I
- Jankoji Rao Scindia
- 23 June - Nanasaheb Peshwa, 3rd Peshwa of Maratha Empire
- 9 December – Tarabai, Queen of Maratha Empire. (b. 1675)