The verified answer to “Important Battles question: The Battle of Kharda (1795) was the last great military victory of which power before their decline?” is Maratha Confederacy, option C. The source-backed, question-specific record explains: The Battle of Kharda (March 1795) was fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad Nizam Ali Khan. The Marathas under Peshwa Madhav Rao II won decisively extracting large indemnities from the Nizam. This evidence establishes the historical relationship required in this Important Battles item. A correct solution must preserve the exact battle, date, participants, commander, location, outcome or significance requested by the stem. Similar periods, genres or national traditions do not make two battle facts interchangeable. Option C gives Maratha Confederacy and satisfies every condition stated in the question. The remaining choices—Mughal Empire, Nizam of Hyderabad and British East India Company—do not satisfy the complete requirement. Depending on the stem, a distractor may name a real commander but attach the wrong title, use a related event involving another power, reverse a correct association, or present a correct statement when the question specifically asks for the incorrect match. The reliable checking method is to identify the named battle first, recall or verify its verified participant or outcome, and then read qualifiers such as “both works,” “original language,” “first published,” “correctly matched” or “incorrectly matched.” These qualifiers determine what counts as the answer. Replaying that method for this Important Battles question confirms Maratha Confederacy without relying on option position.
