Battle of Rakshasbhuvan

The Battle of Rakshasbhuvan in India was fought on 10 August 1763.[1] After the defeat of the Maratha Empire at the Battle of Panipat, their rivals started seizing the opportunity to recover their losses in the past at the hands of Marathas. Particularly, the Nizam of Hyderabad wanted to recover territory he had lost at the Battle of Udgir where all of his dukes and earls were killed. He decided to launch a war on the Marathas.[2]

For more, see Battles involving the Maratha Empire.

Battle of Rakshasbhuvan
Part of Later Mughal-Nizam Wars
Date10 August 1763
Location
Rakshasbhuvan dam, Godaveri, India
Result Maratha Empire victory
Belligerents
 Maratha Empire

Nizam of Hyderabad

  • Rebel Maratha Faction
Commanders and leaders
Madhavrao I
Janoji Bhonsle
Janardhan Rao 		Asaf Jah II Surrendered
Vithal Sundar †
Strength
60,000 infantry and cavalry 40,000 Infantry
Casualties and losses
8,000 16,000

Truce

A truce was reached and a treaty was signed at Aurangabad, whereby the Nizam lost 50 lacs territory including Bhalki and except Telangana and the eastern part of the Godavari river in Maharashtra. They gained the Bidar and Naldurg forts in exchange for Bhalki.[3]

References
  1. "HISTORY – MARATHA PERIOD". Nashik District Gazetteer (2nd revised ed.). Bombay: Gazetteers Department, Government Of Maharashtra. 1975. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Stewart Gordon (1993). New Cambridge History of India: The Marathas - Cambridge History of India (Vol. 2, Part 4). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139055666.
  3. New Cambridge History of India. The Marathas - Cambridge History of India (Vol. 2, Part 4).
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