Q. Examine the map given below:
The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 were respectively the seats of powers of the?
Answer:
Scindias, Holkars, Gaekwads and Bhonsles
Notes:
- Scindia was a Hindu Kunbi Maratha dynasty that ruled the Gwalior State.
- Malhar Rao Holkar was a Maratha chief serving Peshwa Baji Rao. He established the dynasty's rule over Indore. In the 1720s, he led Maratha armies in Malwa region, and in 1733 was granted 9 parghanas in the vicinity of Indore by the Peshwa.
- The capital of the Gaekwads was initially Songadh till 1765 and then Patan during the regime of Damajirao II before it shifted to Baroda.
- Bhonsle were headquartered in Indore and Nagpur.