Imperial Mughal Army fled. [20] [21]  In 1737, in the final defeat of Mughal Empire, the commander-in-chief of the Mughal Army, Nizam-ul-mulk, was routed at  Bhopal  by the Maratha army. This essentially brought an end to the Mughal Empire. The final blow came from  Nadir Shah  in 1739. [22] . For