Subhas Chandra Bose delivered this famous quote during a legendary speech in Burma in 1944. Addressing the soldiers of the Indian National Army (INA), he called for total sacrifice to liberate India from British rule. The slogan aimed to inspire ...
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The Treaty of Bassein was a subsidiary alliance signed by Peshwa Bajirao II with the British to regain his throne. By doing so, the head of the Maratha state officially surrendered his sovereignty and accepted British military protection. This gave ...
After Shivaji’s death, his son Shambhaji became the second Chhatrapati. Shambhaji elevated the North Indian Brahmin, Kavi Kalash, to the position of his chief advisor, effectively making him the second Peshwa (though the title was Kavi Kalash). Kavi Kalash held ...
After the assassination of Narayan Rao, his infant son Madhavrao Narayan (Sawai Madhavrao) was named Peshwa. Because he was a minor, a regency council known as the “Barbhai Council,” led by Nana Fadnavis and Mahadaji Scindia, governed the empire. This ...
Madhav Rao I is revered as the ‘Last Great Peshwa’ because he remarkably rebuilt the Maratha Empire within a decade of the Panipat defeat. He restored the shattered economy, suppressed internal rebellions and defeated major enemies like the Nizam and ...