modern India · Maratha
Third Battle of Panipat
Stopped the immediate northward expansion of Maratha power and caused enormous losses, although Maratha influence later recovered.
Date1761 CE
LocationPanipat, Haryana
OutcomeDurrani coalition victory
VictorAhmad Shah Durrani and allies
DefeatedMaratha Confederacy
CommandersAhmad Shah Durrani, Sadashivrao Bhau, Vishwasrao
UPSC relevance
High relevance for eighteenth-century political fragmentation and Maratha expansion.
The visual decisiveness bar on the explorer is an editorial study aid, not a troop-strength or casualty estimate.