Plunder of Old Delhi

The plunder of Old Delhi took place on 10 March 1753.

Plunder of Delhi, 1753
Date10 May 1753
Location
Delhi
Result

Old Delhi plundered.[1][2]

  • Peace negotiated by Madho Singh of Jaipur.[3]
  • Surajmal pardoned by the emperor[3]
  • Safdar Jung withdraws from Delhi[3]
Belligerents
Oudh State
Kingdom of Bharatpur		 Mughal Empire
Rohilla Afghans
Marathas under Mankeshwar
Commanders and leaders
Safdar Jung
Suraj Mal		 Ahmad Shah Bahadur
Imad-ul-Mulk
Najib ad-Dawlah
Antaji Mankeshwar
Jeta Gujar

Background

The Mughal emperor had taken back the domain of Awadh and Allahabad from Safdar Jang, and to avenge his humiliation, Safdar Jang rebelled and attacked Delhi.[4]

Battle

On 13 May Safdar Jang was dismissed as wazir and appointed in his place Intixam, with Imad as Mir Bakshi. On Suraj's advice, Safdar Jang reacted by appointing Akbar Ādilshāh as emperor. On 14 May the Jats sacked Chārbāg, Bāg-e-kultāt and Hakīm Munīm Bridge, and the next day Jaisinghpura, burning several areas. On 16 May the Jats attacked Delhi and defeated Sādil Khan and Raja Devidatta in a battle. On 17 May, the Jats captured Feroz Shah Kotla. In the fight against the rohillas, the Jats rode bulls and threw cannonballs with bare hands. Najib Khan was wounded and 400 Rohilla pathans died.

Aftermath

Imad-ul-Mulk being the de facto ruler of Delhi called for help from the Marathas and instigated them to attack Jat territory.[5] The Marathas laid siege over the Kumher fort on 1 January 1754. Suraj Mal fought with bravery and gave strong resistance. The Marathas were unable to capture the Kumher fort.[6]

See also

References
  1. The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal, Volume 114. West of England Press. 1984.
  2. Chopra, Prabha (1976). Delhi Gazetteer. The Unit. p. 1165.
  3. Sarkar, Jadunath (2007). Fall of the Mughal Empire:vol one. Orient Black Swan. pp. 236–249.
  4. Hasan, Prof. M. (2002). HISTORY OF ISLAM (2 Vols. Set). Adam Publishers. ISBN 978-8-174-3-50190.
  5. Poonam Sagar (1993). Maratha Policy Towards Northern India. Meenakshi Prakashan. p. 380.
  6. Pratik gupta (2014). Maratha Generals and Personalities: A gist of great personalities of Marathas. Pratik gupta. p. 190.
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