Battle of Delhi (1737)

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The Battle of Delhi (1737) was a major Maratha victory under Peshwa Baji Rao I against the Mughal Empire, marking a significant decline in Mughal power and the rise of Maratha dominance in northern India.

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Battle of Delhi (1737) canonical 2
Maratha raid on Delhi (1737) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Maratha raid on Delhi (1737) ⓘ
associatedRuler Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah ⓘ
belligerent Maratha Empire ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
belligerentStrength larger but less mobile Mughal forces ⓘ
smaller but highly mobile Maratha cavalry force ⓘ
campaignOf Baji Rao I’s northern expedition ⓘ
commander Baji Rao I ⓘ
commanderFor Baji Rao I, Maratha Empire ⓘ
linked to: Baji Rao I
commandStructure Maratha forces under Peshwa (prime minister) of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
conflictOf Maratha–Mughal Wars ⓘ
countryAtTime Mughal Empire ⓘ
date 1737 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of 1738 between Mughals and Marathas ⓘ
geographicalRegion North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
historicalImpact enhanced Maratha political influence at the Mughal court ⓘ
weakened Mughal authority over North Indian provinces ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Mughal period ⓘ
militaryTactic deep penetration into enemy territory ⓘ
rapid cavalry raid ⓘ
notableCommander Peshwa Baji Rao I ⓘ
opponentOf Baji Rao I, Mughal Empire ⓘ
opposedBy Mughal imperial army ⓘ
opposingCommander Mughal forces commanders ⓘ
partOf Maratha expansion in North India ⓘ
place near Delhi ⓘ
politicalConsequence forced Mughals to acknowledge Maratha power ⓘ
paved way for Maratha influence over Malwa and Bundelkhand ⓘ
precededBy earlier Maratha campaigns in Malwa and Bundelkhand ⓘ
primaryTheater Delhi region ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Bhopal (1737) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bhopal
result Maratha victory ⓘ
significance contributed to rise of Maratha dominance in northern India ⓘ
marked decline of Mughal power in North India ⓘ
strategicObjective to demonstrate Maratha military superiority to the Mughal court ⓘ
to secure Maratha claims in Malwa and surrounding regions ⓘ
target Mughal capital region around Delhi ⓘ
linked to: Delhi region
typeOfWarfare cavalry-centric warfare ⓘ
year 1737 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baji Rao I → battle → Battle of Delhi (1737) ⓘ
Maratha–Mughal relations → hasPart → Battle of Delhi (1737) ⓘ
Battle of Delhi (1737) → alsoKnownAs → Maratha raid on Delhi (1737) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Delhi (1737)