Najib's general Qutub Shah defeated and a Rohilla sniper killed Dattaji at Burrari Ghat near Delhi in January 1760. Abdali followed him. Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao sent his cousin Sadashivrao Bhau to repel Abdali which ultimately resulted in the Third Battle of Panipat where although Abdali won a phyrric victory the material situation did not change on ground. Before going back to Afghanistan, Abdali sued for peace with Marathas blaming Najib and others for his entry in India and pointedly stating that he did not want any rivalry with the Marathas. Abdali re-instated Marathas as the "Protectors for Delhi Sultanate". Panipat war was a setback to the Maratha Empire in the North-west. After the Panipat war Maratha engaged with war with Sultan of Mysore Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan both were defeated. Maratha also engaged with war with Nawab of Hyderabad and defeated Nawab of Hyderabad. Marathas also fought war with East India Company in 1785 and defeated East India Company. There was also a crisis in Maratha Leadership after sudden deaths of two successive Peshwa's.