question: What happened when the Maratha Army lost the third battle of Panipat ?
answer: the empire was then divided into a confederacy of Maratha states .
turker_answer: When the Maratha Army lost the third battle of Panipat the empire was then divided into a confederacy of Maratha states .
rule-based: When the Maratha Army lost the third battle of Panipat the empire was then divided into a confederacy of Maratha states .