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Description	English: Plan of the Battle of Paniput, 1761. A- Paniput, with the Mahratta Camp B- The Durrany Camp C- The Shah's advanced Tent Maratha Order of Battle. 1. Ibrahim Khan Gardee 2. Amajee Guickwar 3. Shu Deo Pateil 4. The Bhow, with Biswas Row and the household troops 5. Jeswont Row Powar 6. Shumshere Behader 7. Mulhar Row 8. Junkoojee Sindia, &c The whole artillery, shuternals, &c were drawn up in front of the line. Afghan Order of Battle 1. Berkhordar Khan 2. Amir Beg Khan, and other Persian Moghols 3. Doondy Khan 4. Hafiz Rahmut Khan 5. Ahmed Khan Bungush 6. The Grand Vizier Shaw vulli Khan 7. Shuja-ul-Dowlah 8. Nujeib-ul-Dowlah 9. Shah Pussund Khan 10. Persian Musketeers All the artillery and rockets were in front of the line. Behind them were the camels, mounted by the musketeers carrying Zumburucks, supported by a body of Persian musketeers.
Date	1799
Source	Asiatic researches, or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences and literature of Asia. Volume 3 (Printed verbatim from the Calcutta Edition.), 1799 by Asiatic researches, or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences and literature of Asia. Publication date 1799 https://archive.org/details/s3id13291510/page/n109/mode/1up
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