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Write brief essay: Third Battle of Panipat.

  • UPSC 1998
  • The Eighteenth Century

The Third Battle of Panipat (14 January 1761), fought between the northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and the invading Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan, ranks among the largest and most consequential battles of the eighteenth century.

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  • The Road to Confrontation
  • Causes of the Maratha Defeat
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