Battle of Bhopal
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Maratha victory
- Treaty of Bhopal
- Mughals agree to pay 50 lakh rupees as war expenses to the Marathas.
changes Mughals cede large territory of Malwa (central India) to Marathas
| Battle of Bhopal | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Maratha Empire | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Baji Rao |
Yar Muhammad Khan Bahadur Asaf Jah I Saadat Ali Khan I Sultan Muhammad Khan Bahadur | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 80,000[1] | 70,000 with 120 cannons drawn by war-elephant corps, 3,000 Camel-drawn Zamburak gunnery[2][3] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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 Mughal generals.
As the Mughal empire continued to weaken after Aurangzeb's death, the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I invaded Mughal territories such as Malwa and Gujarat. The Mughal emperor was alarmed by Marathas conquest. In 1737, the Marathas invaded the northern frontiers of the Mughal empire, reaching as far as the outskirts of Delhi, Bajirao defeated a Mughal army there and was marching back to Pune.[citation needed]
The Mughal emperor asked for support from the Nizam. The Nizam intercepted the Marathas during the latter's return journey. The two armies clashed near Bhopal.[4][5]