Battle of Bhopal

Battle of Bhopal
	Part of Mughal–Maratha wars
Date	24 December 1737
Location	Bhopal, India
Result	Maratha victory; Treaty of Bhopal;
Territorial; changes	Malwa formally ceded to Marathas following the Treaty of Bhopal
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire; Hyderabad State; Kingdom of Awadh; Kingdom of Jaipur; Kingdom of Kota; Other Mughal chiefs
Commanders and leaders
Baji Rao I; Chimaji Appa; Ranoji Scindia; Pilaji Jadhav	Asaf Jah I ; Nasir Jung; Saadat Ali Khan; Safdar Jung; Mansur Ali Khan; Ishwari Singh; Subhasingh Bundela; Ayamal Kacchwaha (AWOL); Rao Durjan Sal Hada; Ram Singh Hada
Strength
Sinha:; Total 80,000 men ; +No artillery ; ; ; ; ; Chhabra: 70,000 (Bajirao); 10,000 (Chimaji Appa) (didn't engage in battle at Bhopal); ; 70,000 men (engaged)	Sinha & Sardesai:; Total 30,000 men ; +Unknown (Nasir) ; +Reinforcements; +Fine artillery; (best in India then) ; ; Chhabra: 50,000 (Nizam); Unknown number of allies strength; Unknown number of artillery; 70,000 men (engaged)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

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.