2020-01-07 Tue

Battle of Bhopal was fought on December 24, 1737, in Bhopal between the Maratha Empire & the combined army of Mughals along with their powerful allies Rajputs & Nizams. The battle resulted in the decisive Maratha victory mainly through the swift tactics of Maratha Bajirao Peshwa.

Alarmed by the rising power of the Marathas, the Mughal Emperor summoned the Nizam to the north and he tried to drive out the Marathas by securing the governorship of Malwa for his own son. But Bajirao inflicted another defeat on him in December 1737 near Bhopal by repeating the tactics followed at Palkhed and forced him to accept his terms.

Later, on January 7, 1738, a humiliating peace treaty was signed forcing the Nizam to sign a treaty, known as the famous treaty of Bhopal (7th Jan 1738, Doraha). The province of Malwa was formally ceded to the Marathas and the Mughals agreed to pay 5,000,000 as indemnity.

The Baji Rao Peshwa has been attributed to the transformation in the character of the Maratha nation-state. The great Maratha general and statesman changed the map of India in the mid-eighteenth century. His military campaigns were classic examples of his genius. To honor this one of the greatest warriors in Indian history, India Postal Department has issued a commemorative stamp in2004.

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