Balaji Vishwanath: The First Peshva Balaji Vishwanath, a Brahmin was the first in the line of the hereditary Peshwas or Prime Ministers. In 18th century the Peshwas became...
After Shivaji Shivaji, the great captain had died but the spirit lived in his “Swarajya”. Aurangzeb had seen the perils of the Guerilla warfare and had realized that...
Ashta Pradan The eight prominent officials of Marathas were known as Ashta Pradhan. They were as follows: Peshva (Prime Minister) Amatya or Mazumdar (Finance Minister) Waqia-Navis (like a...
Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were two types of taxes collected in South India, particularly Maratha Empire during medieval times. These two taxes became important sources of revenue for Maratha...
Extraordinary Career and End of Shivaji The territories of Bijapur were attacked by Shivaji at will, but his ambitions led him to turn his attention to the Mughal...
Battle of Pratapgarh 1656 For next 5 years Shivaji kept quiet, gathering the forces. In 1656 he started his campaign again and captured Kalyan, Bhiwandi etc. This time...
Chhatrapati Shivaji : Born 1630 – Died 1680. Shivaji was just 12 years younger than his number one rival Aurangzeb. His father had laid the foundation of the...
The Rise of Marathas in Deccan The Deccan was never betrothed by nature to Hindustan. The triple line of natural boundaries made by Vindhya and Satpura Mountains and...
The next step Aurangzeb took was the re-imposition of the hated Jazia. The people, to pray the majesty of not being able to pay Jazia got collected around...
