Battle of Balapur

Battle of Balapur
	Part of Decline of Sayyid brothers
	; Sayyid Abdullah Khan holding the Mughal court
Date	19 June 1720 to 31 July 1720
Location	Balapur, Madhya Pradesh21°18′41″N 76°13′44″E / 21.31139°N 76.22889°E
Result	Mughal victory
Belligerents
Mughal Empire; (under Nizam)	Sayyid Brothers; Maratha Confederacy; Kingdom of Rohilkhand; Bundi State
Commanders and leaders
Nizam-ul-Mulk; Iwaz Khan; Ghiyas Khan; Qadar Khan; Kamayat Khan; Rao Rambha Nimbalkar	Mughals allies:; Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan Barha; Sayyid Salabat Khan; Dilawar Khan †; Alam Ali Khan †; Rustam Khan; Amin Bahadur; Anwar Khan ; Qutb ud-Daulah ; Maratha allies:; Malhar Rao Holkar; Bajirao I; Sankarji Malhar (POW); Khanderao Dabhade; Santaji Sinde; Kanhoji Bhonsale; Rohilla allies:; Dost Muhammad Rohilla; Rajput allies:; Rao Bhim Singh †; Rajah Gaj Singh †;
Strength
14,000 Men and additional forces from chiefs	18,000 Maratha cavalry; 12,000 Mughal cavalry; 40,000 combined Afghan and Rajput forces; 70,000 total
Casualties and losses
Unknown	700 Marathas; Unknown number of Mughals; Unknown number of Afghans; Unknown number of Rajputs
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Madhya Pradesh Battle of Balapur (India)

The Battle of Balapur marked a civil conflict among Mughal leaders, triggered by the uprising of the Sayyid Brothers. This uprising led to a decline in the status of other Mughal leaders.

The conflicts unfolded in 1720, following Nizam-u'l-Mulk's triumph over the Sayyid forces, supported by Rajputs, Marathas, and Afghans. The Sayyid forces faced successive defeats at both Burhanpur and Balapur against the Nizam forces. This sequence of events culminated in the assassination of Sayyid Hasan Ali and the subsequent downfall of the Sayyid Brothers.