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Zabita Khan |
Mahadji Scindia Visaji Krushna Biniwale | ||||||||
In 1771, the forces of the Maratha Confederacy led by Mahadaji Shinde captured Delhi from the Rohillas and brought back the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to Delhi from exile in Oudh.[citation needed] The Marathas captured Delhi from Zabita Khan Rohilla who was put in charge by the Afghans.[4][need quotation to verify][5]
In the Third Battle of Panipat, the Maratha Confederacy suffered a serious blow at the hands of the Afghan Empire, the Nawab of Awadh and the Kingdom of Rohilkhand under Najib ad-Dawlah. After the death of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao, Madhavrao I became the Peshwa[6] under the regency of Raghunathrao. Mahadji Shinde's victory over the Jats of Mathura, Rajputs of Rajasthan and Pashtuns-Rohillas of Rohilkhand (in the western part of present-day Uttar Pradesh state) re-established Maratha influence in the region.[7]
- ^ Ghosh, D. K. Ed. A Comprehensive History Of India Vol. 9. p. 537.
- ^ Mahajan, V. D. (2007). History of Medieval India. S. Chand. p. 353. ISBN 9788121903646.
- ^ Gipson, Thirlee (17 April 2019). India's Struggle. Lulu Publications, Incorporated. p. 18. ISBN 9780359597321.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Stewart Gordon (2003). New Cambridge History of India: The Marathas (Vol. 2, Part 4) (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139055666.
- ^ Ghosh, D. K. Ed. A Comprehensive History Of India Vol. 9. p. 535.
- ^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1991). The Maratha Supremacy (2nd ed.). Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhaban. p. 201.
- ^ Gaurav, Sarthak; Ranganathan, Thiagu (2023-01-31). Accidental Gamblers: Risk and Vulnerability in Vidarbha Cotton. Cambridge University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-009-27659-7.