Bajirao I is called the Warrior Peshwa and the Incarnation of Hindu Power because he transformed the Maratha state into a dominant military force. He fought continuously against the Mughals, expanded Maratha influence beyond the Deccan, avoided defeat in major ...
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Bajirao II was the final holder of the office of the Peshwa. After his defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818), the British East India Company abolished the position of Peshwa entirely. He was stripped of his territories, removed from ...
Nana Fadnavis, the influential minister during the Regency of Madhavrao II, was nicknamed the “Maratha Machiavelli” by European observers. He was a master diplomat and administrator who kept the Maratha Confederacy together through complex political maneuvering, internal intrigue and strategic ...
Sir Jadunath Sarkar, a renowned historian of the Mughal and Maratha eras, made this observation regarding the impact of the 1761 defeat. He argued that while the Marathas recovered territorially, they lost the psychological and political unity required to rule ...
In the Maratha cavalry, a Havaldar commanded a troop of 25 cavalrymen. This was the basic organizational unit. Five Havaldars were commanded by a Jumledar, demonstrating a highly standardized, decimalized military structure aimed at efficiency, quick deployment and clear lines ...