The Battle of Udgir occurred on 3 January 1760 in Udgir between

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Sh ...

and the Nizam of Hyderabad. The Marathas under the command of

Sadashivrao Bhau Sadashivrao Bhau Peshwa (3 August 1730 – 14 January 1761) was son of Chimaji Appa (younger brother of Bajirao I) and Rakhmabai (Pethe family) and the nephew of Baji Rao I. He was a finance minister during the reign of Maratha emperor Chhatr ...

defeated the army of

Salabat Jung Salabat Jung, born as Mir Sa'id Muhammad Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi on 24 November 1718, was the 3rd son of Nizam-ul-Mulk. He was appointed as ''Naib Subahdar'' (Deputy Viceroy) to his elder brother, Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II, the Prime ...

(brother of Nizam Ali Khan,

Asaf Jah II Mir Nizam Ali Khan Siddiqi, Asaf Jah II (7 March 1734 – 6 August 1803) was the 2nd Nizam of Hyderabad State in South India between 1762 and 1803. He was born on 7 March 1734 as fourth son to Asaf Jah I and Umda Begum. His official name is ''A ...

); wherein Salabat had intended to take the position as the Nizam.Jacques, Tony. ''Dictionary of Battles and Sieges''. Greenwood Press. p. 236-237. . This followed by recalling of French governor Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau to

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in 1760, wherein Nizam Ali,

was handed over complete power from his brother

who wanted to take the position as 2nd Nizam. The aftermath of the war resulted in the Nizam's forces surrendering territory worth 60 lakhs including the cities of

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Daultabad Daulatabad is a panchayat village in Kiraoli Tehsil of Agra district. This village is surrounded by three towns viz Kiraoli, Acchhnera and Fatehpur Sikri. Administratively it is a Village Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-g ...

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and Bijapur. Following the battle, the Marathas turned North to combat an Afghan force led by

Ahmed Shah Durrani Ahmad Shāh Durrānī ( ps, احمد شاه دراني; prs, احمد شاه درانی), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded as the founder of the modern Afghanistan. In July 1747, Ahma ...

at the Third Battle of Panipat.

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