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Battle of Delhi (1757)

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from Delhi along with a tribute of 5 million rupees. Najib also promised that he would never return to Delhi and never threaten any Maratha fort.
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were alarmed by these developments. Being a vasal and paying tributary of Marathas, he requested the
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under arrest. On his return in April 1757, Abdali re-installed the Mughal emperor
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for the fourth time in early 1757. He entered Delhi in January 1757 and kept the
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suzerainty and simultaneously the "Pay Master" of what remained of the
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on the Delhi throne as a titular head. However, the actual control of
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came of the fort with his associates to negotiate a settlement with
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A contingent of 40,000 Maratha troops was dispatched for liberating
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appointed Antaji Mankeshwar as Governor of Delhi province while
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1757 fought between the Maratha Empire and Rohilla Afghans
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Index

Battle of Delhi
Afghan-Maratha War

Delhi
Delhi
Marathas
Maratha Confederacy
Kingdom of Rohilkhand

Raghunathrao

Malharrao Holkar



Dattaji Shinde


Najib-ud-Daula
POW
Mian Qutb Shah
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Northern Campaign of Raghunath Rao
Delhi
Sirhind
Lahore

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