Battle of Palkhed

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The Battle of Palkhed was a 1728 conflict in western India in which the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I decisively defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad, consolidating Maratha power in the Deccan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownFor use of rapid maneuver warfare by Baji Rao I ⓘ
belligerent Hyderabad State ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
combatant1 Maratha forces under the Peshwa ⓘ
combatant2 forces of the Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
commandedBySide1 Peshwa Baji Rao I ⓘ
linked to: Baji Rao I
commandedBySide2 Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
commander Baji Rao I ⓘ
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
conflictType Maratha–Nizam conflict ⓘ
consequence consolidation of Maratha power in the Deccan ⓘ
political setback for the Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
countryAtTime Mughal Empire ⓘ
date 1728 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy increased Maratha influence in the Deccan ⓘ
geographicalContext near the Godavari River basin ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of Baji Rao I’s cavalry strategy ⓘ
strengthened the authority of the Peshwa within the Maratha Empire ⓘ
impactOnMarathas enhanced Maratha claims to chauth and sardeshmukhi in the Deccan ⓘ
impactOnNizam forced accommodation with Maratha demands ⓘ
location Palkhed ⓘ
near Nashik ⓘ
opponentOf Hyderabad State ⓘ
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
outcome decisive Maratha victory ⓘ
partOf Maratha expansion in the Deccan ⓘ
Maratha–Nizam wars ⓘ
precededBy earlier Maratha–Nizam tensions over revenue and territory ⓘ
primaryCombatantLeader Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
linked to: Hyderabad State

Peshwa Baji Rao I ⓘ
linked to: Baji Rao I
region Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

western India ⓘ
linked to: Western India
relatedTo Deccan politics ⓘ
Hyderabad State ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
result Maratha victory ⓘ
strengthSide1 primarily cavalry forces ⓘ
strengthSide2 mixed infantry, cavalry, and artillery ⓘ
tacticsUsedByMarathas encirclement and harassment ⓘ
mobile cavalry warfare ⓘ
theatreOfWar Deccan Plateau ⓘ
year 1728 ⓘ

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

Maratha Empire → notableBattle → Battle of Palkhed ⓘ
Baji Rao I → battle → Battle of Palkhed ⓘ
Maratha–Mughal relations → hasPart → Battle of Palkhed ⓘ
Mughal–Maratha Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Palkhed ⓘ
Palkhed → historicalEvent → Battle of Palkhed ⓘ
Peshwa Baji Rao I → roleIn → Battle of Palkhed ⓘ
subject linked to: Palkhed
Maratha–Nizam conflict → hasPart → Battle of Palkhed ⓘ