Battle of Balapur | |||||||
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Part of Decline of Sayyid brothers | |||||||
![]() Sayyid Abdullah Khan holding the Mughal court | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nizam-ul-Mulk Iwaz Khan Ghiyas Khan Qadar Khan Kamayat Khan Rao Rambha Nimbalkar |
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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 | ||||||
Location within Madhya Pradesh |
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.