This famous, ambitious statement was made by Peshwa Bajirao I. He said this to Chhatrapati Shahu I around 1720, advocating for a policy of aggressive expansion into North India. The “old, drying tree” referred to the weak and crumbling Later ...
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The Treaty of Mandsaur was signed in January 1818 between the British and the Holkars of Indore. Following their defeat at the Battle of Mahidpur, the Holkars were forced to cede significant territories, accept a British resident and give up ...
Bajirao I is widely considered the greatest exponent of guerrilla warfare after Shivaji. He refined Shivaji’s ‘Ganimi Kava’ (ambush tactics) by combining it with high-speed cavalry movements. His ability to bypass heavy enemy infantry and strike at supply lines allowed ...
The permanent cavalry during the Maratha period was called Paga (or Bargir). The horses and equipment were provided by the state and the troopers received fixed pay. The temporary cavalry, who supplied their own horses and were paid less regularly, ...
The European traveler Peter Mundy, an English merchant and writer, came to India during the reign of Shah Jahan (1628–1658). He provided valuable first-hand accounts of the Mughal court and the devastating Deccan famine of 1630–1632. Hawkins and Roe visited ...