Shivaji Maharaj, Sambhaji Maharaj, Rajaram Maharaj, Shahu Maharaj, Peshwa Bajirao, Peshwa Balaji Bajirao, were the major rulers of maratha empire which emerged in the 17th century. Shivaji Maharaj laid the foundation of maratha empire while others consolidated and expanded the boundaries of empire in the different directions. In this blog post, I’m going provide a […]
The Marathas were a powerful empire that ruled over a large part of India during the 17th and 18th centuries. One of the key factors that contributed to their rise and success was their encouragement of local culture and language. Among the various notable achievements of maratha empire, their patronage to the local culture and
Maratha empire was much ahead of other Indian powers in terms of naval force. They were thinking like European to form invincible armed forces not only for territorial combat but on oceanic waters as well. Understanding the role and importance of naval power in security and defense, trade and economic prosperity, expansion of influence, they
We know that Maratha empire was characterised by Guerrilla tactics, well-developed artillery system, robust decentralized administration. They employed a combination of conventional warfare techniques along with guerrilla tactics. In terms of administration, Maratha Empire was based on a decentralized system, with power being delegated to various regional commanders known as ‘Sardars’. In this blog post,
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Bhonsle, Peshava, Holkar, Gaekwad, and Scindia were the major sardars of Maratha power or Confederacy in India in the 17th and 18th century. Princely states, Confederacy, and local administration were the vital features of Maratha Confederacy that I’m going to discuss in this blog post, “The Maratha Confederacy: features and examples. So, let’s begin to
Maratha dynasty was one of the most impactful forces that emerged in the 17th century. We know that the multiple factors including strategic geographical, decline of mughal empire, religious tolerance and guerrilla warfare tactics were some of the responsible factors contributed to the rise of Maratha power in India. Understanding the importance of Maratha rule
Ideological differences between two superpowers, post world war II power struggle, and arms race polarized world into two power centers. Thereafter, the surfaced hostility and proxy wars, pressure tactics paved the way for war like situation between two power centers. Such tension and hostility is called cold war that lasted around four decades. In this
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Only European powers emerged as colonial powers thanks for the scientific, technological, and The Industrial Revolution. Their aspirations and ambitions for more land, resources and gold forced them to indulge in the practice of Colonialism and Imperialism. It is theirs greed that brought them on the verge of destruction when the competition took ugly form. In this
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The impacts that the American people borne by the arrival of european imperial powers different from that of Africa and Asia. Spain, Portugal, France, and England, were the major players responsible for the distruction of the way of life of the indigenous people. They not only exploited the natural resources of the Americas, such as
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Scramble for Africa by the colonial powers like Great Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and Belgium left unforgettable dent in the minds of African people. Let it be plunder for plantation crops, natural resources, gold or even slave trade, the culturally and resource rich land is still facing the consequences for which they are not responsible.