Shuja-ud-Daula
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Shuja-ud-Daula was the third Nawab of Oudh and the Vizier of Delhi from 5 October 1754 until his death on 26 January 1775.
Portrait by Tilly Kettle, 1772
Painting a portrait of Shuja ud-Daula and his ten sons
Escort of Shah Alam II returning from the Treaty of Allahabad
Gulab Bari, the tomb of Shuja-ud-Daula, in Faizabad
Third Battle of Panipat
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The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately
Shuja-ud-Daula
…Vizier. His army, backed by influential clans and Shi'a migrants from Kashmir, was a major force in North India. Shuja joined Ahmad Shah Durrani in the Third Battle of Panipat, helping defeat the Marathas by cutting their supply lines. Later, he allied with Shah Alam II and Mir Qasim to fight the British in the Battle of Buxar…
Faizabad-style painting of the Third Battle of Panipat; the centre of the image is dominated by the twin arcs of the lines of guns firing at each other with smoke and destruction in between c. 1770
Sadashivrao Bhau
Portrait of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Balaji Rao's troops under the command of his cousin Sadashivrao Bhau fighting at Panipat