The Battle of Kharda also called the Battle of Khurla, took place in 1795 between the

Nizam of Hyderabad Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State ( part of the Indian state of Telangana, and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). ''Nizam'' is a shortened form of (; ), and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I wh ...

and the

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...

, in which the Nizam was defeated.

During the Battle

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John Shore followed the policy of non-intervention despite the Nizam being under his protection. This led to the loss of trust with the British. This was the last battle fought together by all the Maratha chiefs, under the leadership of Parshurambhau Patwardhan. The Maratha forces consisted of cavalry, including gunners, bowmen, artillery and infantry. After several skirmishes the Nizam's infantry under Michel-Joachim Raymond launched an attack on the Marathas but

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forces under Jivabadada Kerkar defeated them and launched a counter-attack which proved to be decisive. The rest of the Hyderabad army fled to the fort of Kharda. The Nizam started negotiations and they were concluded in April 1795.

Treaty of Kharda

The treaty of Kharda banned cow slaughter in the Deccan.

During the Battle

Treaty of Kharda

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