Maratha History

A chronology of events linked to the history of the Maratha Empire

The goal of this project is to re-establish as common knowledge the fact that the last political and military hegemony over India before the British Raj was that of the Marathas (and not of the Mughals as we are usually led to believe). The Maratha Empire was the dominant political and military force in the Indian subcontinent for the best part of a century, from the 1730s to the 1810s. Until it crumbled in the face of European greed and imperialism, the Maratha Empire was the best placed entity to combine the country into a united political entity - 'Swarajya'.

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