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The third Battle of Panipat was fought between ________.

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Hemu and Akbar
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Humayun and Sher Shah
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Maratha and Ahmed Shah Abdali
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Nadir Shah and Mughals
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The correct option is D Maratha and Ahmed Shah Abdali
The third battle of Panipat which was fought between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan. It took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat. The heavy mounted artillery of Afghans proved much better in the battlefield than the light artillery of Marathas. The result of the battle was the halting of further Maratha advances in the north, and a destabilisation of their territories.

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