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The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.
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Indian political entity (1674–1818)
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Nawabs of Bengal
Governors of Eastern India and Bengal in the 18th-century
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Battle of Bhopal
1737 battle
The Battle of Bhopal was fought on 24 December 1737 in Bhopal between the Maratha Empire and the combined army of the Mughal chiefs, Nizam of Hyderabad, Rajput kingdoms and the Kingdom of Oudh in which Marathas under the leadership of Peshwa Bajirao I were victorious.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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