The Maratha Confederacy, [a] also referred to as the Maratha Empire, [12] [13] [14] was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states [15] [16] often subordinate to the former.

The Maratha caste [note 1] is composed of 96 clans, originally formed in the earlier centuries from the amalgamation of families from the peasant , shepherd , blacksmith , pastoral , carpenter (Sutar), Bhandari, Thakar and Koli castes in Maharashtra.

The Maratha empire was an early modern Indian empire that rose in the 17th century. It dominated much of the Indian subcontinent during the 18th century. The Marathas were a Marathi-speaking warrior group that became politically active under Shivaji, their first king, in opposition to the Islamic rulers of the time.

4 days ago · India - Marathas, Empire, Subcontinent: There is no doubt that the single most important power to emerge in the long twilight of the Mughal dynasty was the Maratha confederacy. Initially deriving from the western Deccan, the Marathas were a peasant warrior group that rose to prominence during the rule in that region of the sultans of Bijapur ...

2 days ago · Indeed both Shivajis maternal and paternal grandparents were nobles in the Ahmadnagar court, and early Maratha architecture is indistinguishable from the architecture elsewhere in the Nizam Shahi domains. Perhaps the best preserved early Maratha complex can be found in Sindhkhed Raja, which was the jagir of Shivaji's maternal ancestors the Jadhavs.

The Maratha Empire was an early modern Indian confederation that rose to prominence in the 18th century, dominating much of the Indian subcontinent. The Maratha Empire was established by Chhatrapati Shivaji in the late 17th century as a response to …

Mar 15, 2025 · Maratha Empire History. The Maratha Empire was a powerful Indian dynasty that ruled from the 17th to 19th century.It was founded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1674, who laid the foundation of Swarajya (self-rule) and a strong military administration.

May 17, 2024 · The Maratha Empire was an Indian Empire that existed from 1674 to 1818 in the Indian history. The capital of the whole empire was Puna (Present Pune), and Raigad Fort was the nodal administration hub of the whole Maratha Empire at the initial stage.

6 days ago · Maratha, a major people of India, famed in history as yeoman warriors and champions of Hinduism. Their homeland is the present state of Maharashtra, the Marathi-speaking region that extends from Mumbai (Bombay) to Goa along the west coast of India and inland about 100 miles (160 km) east of Nagpur.

The Thanjavur Maratha kingdom ruled by the Bhonsle dynasty was a principality of Tamil Nadu between the 17th and 19th centuries. Their native language was Thanjavur Marathi. Vyankoji Bhosale was the founder of the dynasty. Maratha conquest of Thanjavur