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Image Name Birth Reign Death Notes Shivaji: 19 February 1630 [6]: 6 June 1674 – 3 April 1680 3 April 1680 The most famous and respected king of all time in history, known as the founder of the Maratha Empire .
A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state. This is a list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states . Maratha States
Sambhaji, (1657–1689), son of Shivaji; second Chhatrapati of Maratha Empire. [3] Tarabai (née Mohite) (1675–1761), led Maratha resistance against the Mughals after the death of her husband, Rajaram I.Set up the Kolhapur house of Bhonsle and acted as regent for her young son, Shivaji II from 1700 to 1712. [4]
The Maratha war of succession between Tara Bai and Shahu resulted in latter's victory and assumption of Maratha throne as Chhatrapati. In 1713, Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath (Bhat), as Peshwa. The appointment of Balaji's son, Baji Rao I, as Peshwa in 1719 by Shahu made the position hereditary in the Bhat family. Baji Rao proved his loyalty ...
The Maratha Confederacy, [a] also referred to as the Maratha Empire, [12] [13] [14] was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states [ 15 ] [ 16 ] often subordinate to the former.
Maratha Confederacy: A Study in Its Origin and Development. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi. D. B. Kasar, Rigveda to Rajgarh: Making of Shivaji the Great .
The term Maratha referred broadly to all the speakers of the Marathi language. [33] [3] In the 17th century, it also served as a designation for peasants from the Deccan Plateau who served as soldiers in the armies of Muslim rulers and later in the armies of Shivaji. Thus, the term Maratha became a marker of an endogamous caste for them. [34]
The following is a list of the dynasty's rulers (IAST names in brackets) and estimates of their reigns, assuming a period of 25 years. Harichandra (Haricandra) alias Rohilladhi (r. c. 550 CE), founder of dynasty; Rajilla (r. c. 575 CE) Narabhatta (Narabhaṭa) alias Pellapelli (r. c. 600 CE) Nagabhata (Nāgabhaṭa) alias Nahada (r. c. 625 CE)