History of the Marathas
History of the Marathas

Author: R.S. Chaurasia

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9788126903948

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This Book Deals With History Of The Marathas. Marathas Became Paramount Power After The Disintegration Of Mughal Empire. After The Third Battle Of Panipat In 1761 And Of Buxar In 1765, Marathas Installed Mughal Emperor Shah Alum At Delhi Under Their Protection. Marathas-Sindhian Forces Were Defeated In The Battle Of Assaye And Laswari By British Forces Led By Duke Of Wellington, Who Later On Defeated Nepoleon Bonaparte And Lord Lake. After This Mughal Emperor Shah Alum Came Under British Control. In Spite Of Defeat Of Marathas In 1818, Daulat Rao Sindhia Succeeded In Saving His Gwalior State Without Accepting Subsidiary Alliance During His Life-Time And His Wife Raiza Bai Played An Important Role In Bringing Upheaval Of 1857. Sindhian Family Followed Pragmatic Diplomacy.Sindhia Family Continues To Play An Important Role In Indian Politics And The Last Sindhian Ruler Became Raj Pramukh Of Madhya Bharat. After The Abolition Of Privy Purse, Vijay Raje Sindhia And Basundhra Raje In B.J.P. And Madhavrao Sindhia And Jyotiraditya Sindhia In Congress Continued To Play An Important Role In Indian Politics And Are Related With Nepal And Kashmir Royal Family. This Book Deals With Political Aspects Of Marathas-Sindhian Politics Along With Their Social, Economic And Administrative Aspects. Justice Was Fair, Quick, Cheap And Impartial And There Were No Arrears Of Cases While Now More Than 300 Million Cases Are Pending. The Book Is Based On Original Documents As Well As On Contemporary Books And Is, Therefore, Very Useful For Teachers, Research Scholars, Students And Readers Who May Be Interested To Know Social, Cultural, Economic And Judicial Set Up And Indian Way Of Life Of Pre-British Days.

The Marathas 1600-1818
The Marathas 1600-1818

Author: Stewart Gordon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1993-09-16

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780521268837

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In this book, Dr. Stewart Gordon presents the first comprehensive history of the Maratha polity, which was an important regional kingdom in the seventeenth century and the largest political entity of eighteenth century India. He focuses on the origins of the elite families, problems of legitimacy and loyalty, military organization and change, and the development of administration, tax collection and religious patronage. Through the use of a vast array of documents, the author also gives a picture of everyday life in the Maratha polity.

The Marathas 1600-1818
The Marathas 1600-1818

Author: Stewart Gordon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1993-09-16

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780521268837

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In this book, Dr Stewart Gordon presents a comprehensive history of one of the most colourful and least-understood kingdoms of India: the Maratha Empire. The empire was founded by Shivaji in the mid-seventeenth century, spread across most of India during the following century, and was conquered by the British in the nineteenth century. Using administrative documents of the Maratha polity, family papers and Histories of the Empire, Stewart Gordon explores the origin of the Marathas, their emergence as elite families, patterns of loyalty and strategies for maintaining legitimacy. He traces how the armies developed into European-style infantry and artillery and assesses the economics that funded the polity, especially taxation and credit. Finally the author considers the lasting effects the empire had on administrations, law and trade patterns of Central India, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

The Marathas
The Marathas

Author: Prof. A. R. Kulkarni

Publisher: Diamond Publications

Published: 2008-07-01

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 8184830734

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Marathas and the Maratha Country' : under this general theme we have already published two books of Professor A. R. Kulkarni, namely (1) Maharashtra in the Age of Shivaji and (2) Maharashtra Society and Culture. We are now introducing his four books under the same series containing reasearch articles based on orginal source and published in various journals. They are (i) The Marathas (1600-1818), a brief survey, (ii) Medieval Maratha Country, essays throwing fresh light on the various aspects of land and people of the region, (iii) Medieval Maharashtra containing essays on Village Communities, social relations, jiziya etc. and (iv) Studies in Maratha History which also includes articles of some other foreign and Indian scholars on Maratha historiography.

Glimpses of Maratha Socio-economic History
Glimpses of Maratha Socio-economic History

Author: Krishnaji Nageshrao Chitnis

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9788171563470

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The Book Deals With The Administra¬Tion And Economic Life Of The People In The Southern Maratha Country Which Was Generally Situated Between The Krishna And Tungabhadra Rivers, Mostly In North Karnataka During The Wlaratha Period. This Region Had An Admixture Of Vijayanagara, Adilshahi, Maratha And Indigenous Systems Of Administration. The Author Has For The First Time Made A Searching Analysis Of The Maratha Rule In This Region, Basing His Conclusions On A Study Of The Primary Documents Lying Scattered In Various Archives.This Book Explains The Administrative System Obtaining In This Area Under The Marathas, Focuses Our Attention On The Land Revenue System, Highlights The Commercial Activities, And Brings Into Relief The Monetary System In The Southern Maratha Country.A Special Feature Of The Book Is That It Gives Four Important Examples To Illustrate The Administrative And Land Systems Of The Land, Besides Giving Two Appendices To Chapter Ii Which Make The Subject Matter More Explicit.The Importance Of The Book Is Further Enhanced By Two Maps, One On The Southern Maratha Country Itself, And The Other On The Nargund-Ramdurg Principality Showing All The Intricacies Of The Situation Of This Double Princi¬Pality Which Occupied An Important Place In This Area.The Region Was Honey-Combed With Numerous Jagirs, Desgats, Samsthans And Saranjams Scattered In Different Places And Ruled Or Enjoyed By Princes, Desais, Nadgaudas And Saranjamdars Such As The Patwardhans, The Rastes, The Ghorpades, The Bhaves And The Like. It Is Thus A Highly Intricate Study Of A Strange Complex Of Different Territories Under Different Rulers Or Administrators Called By A Common Name Of Southern Maratha Country.Briefly, It Gives Us A Clear Picture Of The Complicated Power Structure, Complex Administrative System, Intri¬Guing Land System With Its Queer Land Terms And Minute Revenue Figures And Finally The Trading And Financial Acti¬Vities Of The People In The Southern Maratha Country Under The Marathas.

MARATHAS CONTRIBUTION IN DECCAN PLATEAU
MARATHAS CONTRIBUTION IN DECCAN PLATEAU

Author: Dr. Sangita Govindrao Ghar

Publisher: Ashok Yakkaldevi

Published: 2023-04-24

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1312661097

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The first major threat to Mughal imperial power came from a Hindu tribal confederacy known as the Marathas. Located in the mountainous regions of the Deccan, the Marathas were mainly drawn from the lowest caste of society, but they became a powerfully militant community under their ruler, King Sivaji, who died in 1680. Under his leadership, the Marathas managed to carve out their own kingdom in 1646. Aurangzeb, the last great conqueror of the MUGHAL RULERS, defeated the Marathas and annexed their territories, but the Marathas never put down their arms. They could never be defeated by the Mughals because they adopted guerilla warfare tactics, hiding and living in the forests: They continued to rule over their territory, even though it was under the control of the Mughals, as a separate state within a state. By 1740, the Marathas controlled more territory than the Mughals.