Maratha invasion of Deccan (1739)

Maratha invasion of Hyderabad (1739)
Part of Maratha-Nizam wars

Godhavari river
DateDecember 1739
Location17°21′42″N 78°28′29″E / 17.36167°N 78.47472°E / 17.36167; 78.47472
Result Both sides claimed victory
Territorial
changes
Khargone and Handia ceded to the Marathas.[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents
Maratha Confederacy Hyderabad
Commanders and leaders
Peshwa Bajirao I
Chimaji Appa
Nasir Jung
Strength
50,000 10,000
Maratha invasion of Deccan (1739) is located in Telangana
Maratha invasion of Deccan (1739)
Location within Telangana
Maratha invasion of Deccan (1739) is located in India
Maratha invasion of Deccan (1739)
Maratha invasion of Deccan (1739) (India)

The Maratha invasion of the Deccan in 1739, led by Peshwa Bajirao I, was a military campaign of the Maratha Confederacy against the Nizam of Hyderabad. Bajirao's Maratha forces invaded Hyderabad's territories and had a military conflict with Nasir Jung, the son of Nizam-ul Mulk, Asaf Jah.

Subsequently, a treaty was signed between the two parties. As per the terms, the Marathas relinquished their authority to collect taxes from the six provinces of Deccan, while Hyderabad fulfilled its earlier promise by ceding Khargaon and Handiya to the Marathas.

  1. ^ Kincaid, Charles Augustus (1922). A History of the Maratha People: From the death of Shivaji to the death of Shahu. H. Milford, Oxford University Press. p. 266.
  2. ^ G.S.Chhabra (2005). Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803). Lotus Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-89093-06-8.
  3. ^ Kulakarṇī, A. Rā (1996). Marathas and the Marathas Country: The Marathas. Books & Books. p. 97. ISBN 9788185016504.
  4. ^ P. Setu Madhava Rao, Setumadhava Rao Pagdi (1963). Eighteenth Century Deccan. Popular Prakashan. p. 26. ISBN 9788171543670.