battle of Panipat
Proper noun A significant historical military engagement that took place near the town of Panipat in India. Specifically, it most commonly refers to the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), where an Afghan army led by Ahmad Shah Durrani decisively defeated the Maratha Confederacy.
The term "battle of Panipat" is used to refer to this specific historical event. It is typically preceded by the definite article "the". * Historians analyze the battle of Panipat for its long-term impact on Indian politics. * The course of Indian history was altered by the battle of Panipat in 1761.
- "The Third Battle of Panipat": This is the most precise and common reference, specifying it as the last and most consequential of three major battles fought at that location (the first was in 1526, the second in 1556).
- The outcome of the Third Battle of Panipat checked Maratha expansion northwards.
- Panipat, Battles of: A collective term referring to all three major battles (1526, 1556, 1761) fought at this historically strategic site.
- Panipat: The modern city in Haryana, India, which gives its name to the battles.
While "battle of Panipat" most frequently denotes the 1761 battle, it can contextually refer to any of the three major battles at that site. The specific century or combatants must be indicated for clarity. * The battle of Panipat in 1526 established the Mughal Empire in India.
- The Third Panipat
- Panipat (1761) (in historical context)
- "Met his Panipat": An uncommon historical allusion meaning to meet one's decisive, crushing defeat, analogous to "meet one's Waterloo."
- The ambitious campaign met its Panipat at the hands of a more disciplined force.
- battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761