The Night an Empire Was Humbled: Nizam's Greatest Humiliation at Kharda (1795)

1795. The arrogant Nizam of Hyderabad broke his sacred promise, raised a 90,000-strong army with French guns and British backing, and dared to insult the Maratha Empire. One single night of unified Maratha fury at Kharda brought the mighty Nizam to his knees — 3 crore indemnity, entire territories surrendered, and the biggest humiliation in ...