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Answer» ANSWER: Ahmad Shah abdali won the third battle of PANIPAT. Explanation: - BALAJI Baji RAO's expansion towards the north brought the Marathas in conflict with Ahmad Shah Abdali, the leader of the Afghan forces.
- The two armies met in Panipat in 1761.
- While Najib- Ud- Daulah of RohilKhand and Shah- Ud-Daulah of Awadh helped the Afghans.
- The Marathas had no ally.
- As a result, the marathas were very easily defeated.
- The defeat in Panipat ended the possibility of the marathas establishing an all India Empire.
- The third battle of Panipat gave the English East India company an opportunity to consolidate its power in India.
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