When Aurangzeb died in 1707, the Maratha resistance was led by Maharani Tarabai, the widow of Rajaram. She ruled as regent for her young son, Shivaji II. Despite the loss of several forts and the capture of Shahu, Tarabai’s energetic ...
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The 1719 treaty, called the ‘Magna Carta’ of the Maratha Empire, was signed on behalf of Maratha Chhatrapati Shahu by Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath and the Sayyid Brothers for the nominal Mughal Emperor Rafi-ud-Darajat. The treaty officially legalized the Marathas’ rights ...
: This cryptic message was sent to Peshwa Balaji Bajirao to inform him of the catastrophic defeat at Panipat in 1761. The “two pearls” referred to the Peshwa’s son Vishwas Rao and cousin Sadashiv Rao Bhau, while the “27 gold ...