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The Maratha Confederacy, [a] also referred to as the Maratha Empire, [11] [12] [13] was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states [ 14 ] [ 15 ] often subordinate to the former.
The Maratha rulers, belonging to the various dynasties, from the early 17th century to the early 18th century, built and ruled the Maratha Empire on the Indian subcontinent. [ 1 ] [ note 1 ] It was established by the Chhatrapati (the Maratha emperor ) in 1670s.
Dhanaji Jadhav (1650[1]–1708), Commander-in-chief of Maratha forces under Rajaram and Tarabai, who led the fight against the Mughal Empire. Khanderao Dabhade ( –1729), Commander-in-chief who led the Marathas into Gujarat. Mahadaji Shinde (1730–1792), Maratha ruler of the state of Gwalior in central India.
In independent India, these Marathas became the dominant political force in the newly formed state of Maharashtra. [48] The ritual caste hierarchy in Maharashtra is led by the Deshasthas, Chitpawans, Karhades, Saraswats and the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus. The Maratha are ranked lower under this classification than the above castes but are ...
This is a list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states. Maratha States. ... – Annexed by the East India Company under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1853.
As the Maratha Empire expanded across India, the Marathi population started migrating out of Maharashtra alongside their rulers. Peshwa, Holkars, Scindia, and Gaekwad dynastic leaders took with them a considerable population of priests, clerks, army men, businessmen, and workers when they established new seats of power.
The Maratha Clan System (also referred to as Shahannava Kuli Marathas, 96 Kuli Marathas) refers to the 96 Maratha clans. The clans together form the Maratha caste of India . These Marathas primarily reside in the Indian state of Maharashtra , with smaller regional populations in other states.
The Maratha Army was the land-based armed forces of the Maratha Confederacy, which existed from the late 17th to the early 19th centuries in the Indian subcontinent. 17th century [ edit ]