Battle of Salher
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The Battle of Salher was fought between the Marathas and the Mughal Empire in February 1672 CE. The battle was fought near the fort of Salher in modern day Nashik district. The result was a decisive victory for the Marathas. This battle is considered particularly significant as it is the first pitched battle where the Mughal Empire lost to the Marathas.[1]
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Battle of Salher | |||||||||
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Part of The Maratha rebellion | |||||||||
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Marathas | Mughal Empire | ||||||||
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Prataprao Gujar Moropant Trimbak Anandrao Siddi Hilal Suryaji Kakde † Rupaji Bhosale |
Diler Khan Bahadur Khan Rao Amar Singh † Ikhlas Khan (POW) Bahlol Khan (POW) Ibrahim Khan (POW) Muhakam Singh (POW) | ||||||||
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