Multiple choice general knowledge history 08) Who fought against the Maratha in the 3rd battle of Panipat? Aurangazeb Ahmed Shah Afdali Shah Alam Bahadur shah II Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation Ahmed Shah Abdali (also spelled Ahmad Shah Durrani) led the Afghan forces that defeated the Maratha Empire in 1761. Aurangazeb died decades earlier in 1707, while Bahadur Shah II was a Mughal emperor much later in the 19th century.