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{{Infobox military conflict
| image = 700e61738714dcb3beeb432f7f957714 (1).jpg
| caption = Jat soldiers incinerate the body of Rohilla Chief
| partof = Mughal-Jat Wars
| conflict = Capture of Delhi, 1753
| date = 10 May 1753
| place = [[Delhi]]
| result = [[Jat]] victory<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bharatpur News - rajasthan news celebrates delhi victory day at maharaja surajmal memorial|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/bharatpur/news/rajasthan-news-celebrates-delhi-victory-day-at-maharaja-surajmal-memorial-072123-4531275.html|newspaper = [[Dainik Bhaskar]]|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>
*The Mughals returned the domain of Awadh and Allahabad to Safdar Jang.
*The Jats sacked Delhi from 9 May to 4 June.
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of Bharatpur1.png|25px]] [[Kingdom of Bharatpur]]
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.png|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]<br/>{{flagicon image|Rampur flag.svg}} [[Rohilla|Rohilla Afghans]]
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of Bharatpur1.png|25px]] [[Suraj Mal]]
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.png|25px]] [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]]<br/>[[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.png|25px]] [[Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III|Ghazi al-Din III]]<br/>{{flagicon image|Rampur flag.svg}} [[Najib ad-Dawlah]]
| strength1 =
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| casualties1 =
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| territory = [[Delhi]] captured by the [[Jat people|Jats]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=0M_bAAAAMAAJ&q=surajmal+capture+delhi+1753&dq=surajmal+capture+delhi+1753&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidz4v8gd3wAhUe8XMBHZB3C04Q6AEwAHoECAoQAw|title=The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal, Volume 114|publisher=West of England Press|year=1984}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=S. B. Bhattacherje|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=oGVSvXuCsyUC&pg=SL1-PA91&dq=maharaja+surajmal+captured+delhi+1753&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjR3M_59r7wAhVC4XMBHfI6BrkQ6AEwBHoECAAQAw#v=onepage&q=maharaja%20surajmal%20captured%20delhi%201753&f=false|year=1984|publisher=New Dawn Press|isbn=978-8-120-7-40747|pages=595}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gz5WAAAAYAAJ&dq=jat+won+delhi+1753&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Suraj+Mal|title=Students' Britannica India: A to C (Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas to Cypress)|contribution=Dale Hoiberg, Indu Ramchandani|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica (India)|year=2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mBhPAAAAMAAJ&dq=capture+of+delhi+1753+surajMal&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=sacked+1753|title=India: A Handbook of Travel|last=Roy|first=P.B.|publisher=Saturday Mail Publications|year=1975|pages=500}}</ref>
}}
The Capture of Delhi took place on 10 March 1753 between the [[Kingdom of Bharatpur]] and the [[Mughal Empire]].

==Background==
The Nawab of Delhi had taken back the domain of [[Oudh State|Awadh]] and [[Allahabad]] from [[Safdar Jang]], and to avenge his humiliation, [[Safdar Jang]] sought help from Maharaja [[Suraj Mal]] and Maharaja Surajmal, playing his friendship with [[Safdar Jang]], attacked on Delhi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hasan|first=Prof. M.|title=HISTORY OF ISLAM (2 Vols. Set)|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NbUB_ACAR5QC&pg=PA521&dq=suraj+mal+help+safdar+jung&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi90YD_rJHxAhVRSX0KHer0AVcQ6AEwBHoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=suraj%20mal%20help%20safdar%20jung&f=false|publisher=Adam Publishers|year=2002|isbn=978-8-174-3-50190}}</ref>

==Battle==
Maharaja [[Suraj Mal]] fortified the city by building a massive wall around the city. In 1753 [[Suraj Mal]] established residence in Bharatpur. [[Maharaja Suraj Mal]] attacked Delhi on 9 May 1753.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hastings|first=James M.|title=Poets, Sants, and Warriors: The Dadu Panth, Religious Change and Identity Formation in Jaipur State Circa 1562-1860 Ce|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nReHAAAAMAAJ&q=9+may+1753+delhi&dq=9+may+1753+delhi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5wZGXr5HxAhVHbn0KHfU4Dx0Q6AEwAXoECAUQAw|publisher=University of Wisconsin--Madison|year=2002|pages=325}}</ref> The Nawab of Delhi [[Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III|Ghazi al-Din III]] was defeated on 10 May 1753 and Delhi was occupied; many people left Delhi and headed for what is now New Delhi.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RH--DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT69&dq=surajmal+capture+delhi+1753&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidz4v8gd3wAhUe8XMBHZB3C04Q6AEwAnoECAUQAw#v=onepage&q=surajmal%20capture%20delhi%201753&f=false|title=RPSC RAS Prelims: History of Rajasthan Complete Study Notes With MCQ|author=P R Meena|publisher=New Era Publication}}</ref> The [[Mughal army]] could not protect them. On 13 May [[Safdar Jang]] was dismissed as wazir and appointed in his place Intijam, with Imad as Mir Bakshi. On Suraj's advice, [[Safdar Jang]] reacted by appointing Akbar Ādilshāh as emperor. On 14 May the [[Jat people|Jats]] sacked Chārbāg, Bāg-e-kultāt and Hakīm Munīm Bridge, and the next day Jaisinghpura, burning several areas. On 16 May the [[Jat people|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, [[Najib Khan]] was wounded and 400 rohillas died. The Nawab of Delhi called for help from the Marathas.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Av9HAAAAMAAJ&q=surajmal+capture+delhi+1753&dq=surajmal+capture+delhi+1753&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidz4v8gd3wAhUe8XMBHZB3C04Q6AEwB3oECAQQAw|title=Maratha Policy Towards Northern India|author=Poonam Sagar|publisher=Meenakshi Prakashan|year=1993|pages=380}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
The Nawab of Delhi, in revenge of the defeat, instigated [[Marathas]] to attack [[Suraj Mal]]. The [[Marathas]] laid siege over the Kumher fort on 1 January 1754. [[Suraj Mal]] fought with bravery and gave strong resistance. The [[Marathas]] could not conquer the Kumher fort.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vqYiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA64&dq=battle+of+kumher&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8otWN0u7wAhVoyzgGHQEnAzg4ChDoATAAegQIChAD#v=onepage&q=battle%20of%20kumher&f=false|title=Maratha Generals and Personalities: A gist of great personalities of Marathas|author=Pratik gupta|publisher=Pratik gupta|year=2014|pages=190}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Battle of Delhi]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Conflicts in 1753|Delhi 1753]]
[[Category:1757 in India]]
[[Category:18th century in Delhi]]
[[Category:Military history of Delhi|Delhi 1753]]
==External links==
[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suraj-Mal Suraj Mal] at ''[[Britannica]]''

Capture of Delhi (1753) - Revision history

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