Battle of Udgir  The Marathas under the command of Sadashivrao Bhau defeated the army of Salabat Jung (brother of Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II) at Udgir, Latur district; wherein Salabat had intended to take the position as the Nizam.This followed by recalling of French governor Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau to Pondicherry in 1758, wherein Nizam Ali was handed over complete power from his brother Salabat Jung who was about to take the position of 2nd Nizam. The aftermath of the war resulted in the Nizam's forces surrendering territory worth 60 lakhs including the cities of Ahmadnagar, Daultabad, Burhanpur and Bijapur. Following the battle, the Marathas turned North to combat an Afghan force.