Maratha Empire

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early modern Indian polity former country historical empire

The Maratha Empire was a powerful early modern Indian polity that rose to dominate much of the subcontinent in the 18th century, challenging Mughal authority and shaping regional politics before the advent of British colonial rule.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Maratha Confederacy	11
Maratha Empire period	1
Maratha administration	1
Maratha central authority	1
Maratha period	1
Maratha polities	1
Maratha state	1
Thanjavur Maratha kingdom	1

Statements (91)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern Indian polity ⓘ former country ⓘ historical empire ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Pune ⓘ Satara ⓘ
capital	Pune ⓘ Raigad Fort ⓘ Satara ⓘ
commonLanguage	Marathi ⓘ
conflict	British East India Company ⓘ Durrani Empire ⓘ Indian princely states ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Mysore Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire Hyderabad State ⓘ surface form: Nizam of Hyderabad Portuguese Empire ⓘ surface form: Portuguese India
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
currency	Rupee ⓘ
deFactoRulerTitle	Peshwa ⓘ
dissolved	1818 ⓘ
endTime	1818 ⓘ
era	Early modern period ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Marathi people ⓘ surface form: Marathas
firstMonarch	Shivaji ⓘ
followedBy	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj Company rule in India ⓘ
foundedBy	Shivaji ⓘ
founder	Shivaji ⓘ
governmentForm	confederacy ⓘ monarchy ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	Shivaji ⓘ surface form: Chhatrapati
historicalRole	challenged Mughal supremacy in India ⓘ major power in 18th-century South Asia ⓘ precursor to British consolidation in India ⓘ
inception	1674 ⓘ
militaryStrength	cavalry-based warfare ⓘ guerrilla tactics ⓘ
namedAfter	Marathi people ⓘ surface form: Maratha people
notableBattle	Battle of Assaye ⓘ Battle of Khadki ⓘ Battle of Koregaon ⓘ Battle of Palkhed ⓘ Third Battle of Panipat ⓘ
notableDynasty	Bhonsle ⓘ Bhonsle of Nagpur ⓘ Gaekwad of Baroda ⓘ Yashwantrao Holkar ⓘ surface form: Holkar of Indore Peshwa ⓘ surface form: Peshwas of Pune Scindia of Gwalior ⓘ
notableRuler	Balaji Vishwanath ⓘ surface form: Baji Rao I Baji Rao II ⓘ Balaji Baji Rao ⓘ Balaji Vishwanath ⓘ Balaji Baji Rao ⓘ surface form: Madhavrao I Mahadji Shinde ⓘ Nana Fadnavis ⓘ Rajaram I ⓘ Sambhaji ⓘ Shahu I ⓘ Shivaji ⓘ Yashwantrao Holkar ⓘ
notableTreaty	Treaty of Bassein (1802) ⓘ Treaty of Purandar (1776) ⓘ Treaty of Salbai (1782) ⓘ
peakPeriod	mid-18th century ⓘ
politicalStructure	confederacy of semi-autonomous chiefs ⓘ
precededBy	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire (as dominant North Indian power)
region	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
significantEvent	Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ Battle of Assaye ⓘ Battle of Khadki ⓘ Battle of Koregaon ⓘ Battle of Plassey (as broader context of British expansion) ⓘ Coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674 ⓘ Fall of Raigad Fort ⓘ Peshwa’s surrender in 1818 ⓘ Third Battle of Panipat ⓘ Treaty of Bassein (1802) ⓘ
startTime	1674 ⓘ
taxSystem	Chauth ⓘ Sardeshmukhi ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Bengal (parts) ⓘ Bundelkhand ⓘ Gujarat ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Malwa ⓘ Orissa ⓘ Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab (briefly, via influence) Tamil regions ⓘ