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Mahadaji Shinde (c. 1727/1730 – 13 February 1794) was a Maratha military leader and statesman who served as the sixth maharaja of Gwalior from 1768 to 1794. Reputed for having restored the Maratha rule over northern India, Shinde was the fifth and youngest son of Ranoji Shinde ( r.
Shinde Chhatri (Marathi : शिंदे छत्री) at Wanawadi in Pune, India is a memorial dedicated to the 18th century Maratha military leader Mahadji Shinde who served as the commander-in-chief of the Maratha army under the Peshwas from 1760 to 1780. It is one of the most significant landmarks in the city and is reminiscent of the ...
The Battle of Delhi took place in 1788 between Ghulam Qadir Rohilla supported by Mirza Ismail Beg and Marathas under Mahadji Shinde who was asked by Shah Alam II to execute Ghulam Kadir. In which Mahadji Shinde becomes successful and executes Kadir. [2] [3] [4]
Mahadaji Shinde created one of finest armies in India, with the help of the French and Portuguese and it also included a brigade known as Deccan Invincibles, which numbered some 27,000. [ 31 ] There is a mention of induction of 6 pound field guns under the command of Pierre Perron , Maratha General of Scindia dominions (the successor of De Boigne).
In 1771, the forces of the Maratha Confederacy led by Mahadaji Shinde captured Delhi from the Rohillas and brought back the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to Delhi from exile in Oudh. [citation needed] The Marathas captured Delhi from Zabita Khan Rohilla who was put in charge by the Afghans. [2] [need quotation to verify] [3]
After celebrating the conquest of Gwalior, Mahadaji Shinde turned his attention to Delhi again. [86] The Maratha-Sikh treaty in 1785 made the small Cis-Sutlej states an autonomous protectorate of the Scindia Dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy, [87] as Mahadaji Shinde was deputed the Vakil-i-Mutlaq (Regent of the empire) of Mughal affairs in 1784.
[16]: 68 The Maratha general Mahadaji Shinde captured the fort from the Gohad Rana Chhatar Singh, but later lost it to the British East India Company. [26] On 3 August 1780, a Company force under Captains Popham and Bruce captured the fort in a nighttime raid, scaling the walls with 12 grenadiers and 30 sepoys. Both sides suffered fewer than 20 ...
The Treaty of Salbai was signed on 17 May 1782, by representatives of the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company after long negotiations to settle the outcome of the First Anglo-Maratha War it was signed between Warren Hastings and Mahadaji Shinde.