Capture of Delhi (1771)

Capture of Delhi (1771)
Location	Delhi, India
Result	Maratha victory
Territorial; changes	Delhi captured by the Marathas
Belligerents
Kingdom of Rohilkhand	Maratha Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Zabita Khan	Mahadji Scindia; Visaji Krushna Biniwale

In 1771, the forces of the Maratha Confederacy led by Mahadaji Shinde captured Delhi from the Rohillas and brought back the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to Delhi from exile in Oudh.^{[citation needed]} The Marathas captured Delhi from Najib Khan's son Zabita Khan who was put in charge by the Afghans.^[2]^{[need quotation to verify]}^[3]

In the Third Battle of Panipat, the Maratha Confederacy suffered a serious blow at the hands of the Afghan Empire, the Nawab of Awadh and the Kingdom of Rohilkhand under Najib ad-Dawlah. After the death of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao, Madhavrao I became the Peshwa^[4] under the regency of Raghunathrao. Mahadji Shinde's victory over the Jats of Mathura, Rajputs of Rajasthan and Pashtuns-Rohillas of Rohilkhand (in the western part of present-day Uttar Pradesh state) re-established Maratha influence in the region.^[5]

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^ Ghosh, D. K. Ed. A Comprehensive History Of India Vol. 9. p. 535.
^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1991). The Maratha Supremacy (2nd ed.). Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhaban. p. 201.
^ Gaurav, Sarthak; Ranganathan, Thiagu (2023-01-31). Accidental Gamblers: Risk and Vulnerability in Vidarbha Cotton. Cambridge University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-009-27659-7.