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The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was a grouping of Indian states that dominated much of the Indian subcontinent in the 17th and 18th centuries. The empire formally existed from 1674 until 1818. The Marathas are given much of the credit for ending Mughal rule in India.

The Marathas were a warrior people from the western Deccan Plateau (present-day Maharashtra) that rose to prominence by establishing "self-rule of Hindu/Indian people" in their region. The Marathas became prominent in the 17th century under the leadership of Shivaji who revolted against the Adil Shahi dynasty and the Mughal Empire and formed a kingdom with Raigad as his capital. Known for their mobility, the Marathas were able to consolidate their territory during the Mughal–Maratha Wars and later controlled a large part of the Indian subcontinent. Their power was eventually ended by the series of wars they fought against the British.

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  • Joppenshivaji

    Early Maratha conquests, in Shivaji's and Shahji's time

  • Shivaji British Museum

    A portrait of Shivaji Maharaj

  • Sambhaji painting late 17th century

    Sambhaji, eldest son of Shivaji

  • Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath (cropped)

    Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath

  • Peshwa Baji Rao I riding horse

    Peshwa Baji Rao I

  • Peshwa Balaji Bajirao

    Peshwa Balaji Bajirao

  • His Highness Madhavrao Peshwa

    Peshwa Madhavrao I

  • Mahadaji Sindhia

    Mahadaji Shinde restored the Maratha domination of northern India

  • Maratha British Treaty

    A mural depicting the British surrender during the First Anglo-Maratha War. The mural is a part of the Victory Memorial (Vijay Stambh) located at Vadgaon Maval, Pune.

  • Thomas Daniell, Sir Charles Warre Malet, Concluding a Treaty in 1790 in Durbar with the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire

    Peshwa Madhavrao II in his court in 1790, concluding a treaty with the British

  • Peshwa Baji Rao II

    Peshwa Baji Rao II signing of the Treaty of Bassein with the British

  • The Maharahaj of Gwalior Before His Palace ca 1887

    Maratha king of Gwalior at his palace

  • Pratapgad The Fort of Valour

    Pratapgad fort, one of the earliest forts administered by Shivaji.

  • Maratha darbar

    Maratha darbar or court.

  • MWI3371-Sivaji-CNG73.1186-2.81g-7h

    Gold coins minted during Shivaji's era, 17th century.

  • Maratha ships scroll
    A painted scroll depicting different types of ships of the Marathan Navy including some captured English ships.
  • Maratha-Grabs-and-Gallivats-attacking-an-English-Ship

    Maratha Gurabs ships attacking a British East India Company ship

  • Arms of Maratha History of India 1906

    Arms of Maratha

  • Ramchandrapant Amatya

    Ramchandra Pant Amatya

  • Thanjavur Maratha Palace Darbar Hall

    Thanjavur Maratha palace

  • Joppenshivaji

    Maratha kingdom in 1680 (yellow)

  • MarathaEmpire1759

    Maratha Empire at its peak in 1759 (orange)

  • India1760 1905

    Maratha Empire in 1760 (yellow)

  • India-ImperialGazetteer-1765

    Maratha Empire in 1765 (yellow)

  • India in 1795 Joppen High Def

    Maratha Empire in 1795 (yellow)

  • Joppen1907India1805a-21

    Maratha Empire in 1805

  • Map of India 1823

    Maratha Princely States in 1823

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