Maratha

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caste cluster ethnic group social group warrior community

The Maratha are a prominent warrior and ruling community from western India, historically known for establishing the Maratha Empire that challenged Mughal dominance in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Aliases (10)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	caste cluster → ethnic group → social group → warrior community →
associatedFort	Pratapgad Fort → Raigad Fort → Sinhagad Fort →
capitalOfPolity	Pune → Raigad → Satara →
country	India →
culturalSymbol	Bhagwa dhwaj (saffron flag) →
foughtAgainst	British East India Company → Kingdom of Mysore → Mughal Empire → Nizam of Hyderabad →
historicalEra	17th century → 18th century →
influencedRegion	Central India → Deccan → North India →
knownFor	challenging Mughal rule in India → establishing the Maratha Empire →
language	Marathi →
legalStatusInIndia	Other Backward Class in several states →
majorBattle	Battle of Pratapgad → Battle of Sinhagad → Third Battle of Panipat →
militaryTactic	guerrilla warfare →
notableLeader	Baji Rao I NERFINISHED → Balaji Baji Rao NERFINISHED → Balaji Vishwanath → Mahadji Shinde → Nana Fadnavis → Raghunathrao NERFINISHED → Rajaram I → Sambhaji → Shahu I → Shivaji → Tarabai → Yashwantrao Holkar NERFINISHED →
politicalOrganization	Maratha Empire →
politicalSystem	confederacy →
primaryRegion	Maharashtra →
region	Western India →
religion	Hinduism →
significantPopulationIn	Goa → Gujarat → Karnataka → Madhya Pradesh → Maharashtra NERFINISHED →
subgroup	Bhonsle → Gaekwad → Holkar → Peshwa → Scindia →
traditionalOccupation	agriculture → warfare →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bhonsle → Dhondu Pant → Nana Fadnavis → Nana Sahib → Newalkar dynasty → Rajaram I → Sambhaji → Shahu I → Shivaji →	ethnicGroup
Baji Rao II → Balaji Baji Rao → Mahadji Shinde → Ranoji Scindia → Tatya Tope →	ethnicity
Dhondu Pant ("Maratha nobility") → Lakshmibai Newalkar ("Maratha nobility") → Shivaji festival ("Maratha community") →	associatedWith
Muhammad Akbar ("Maratha forces") →	alliedWith
Satara ("Maratha dynasty") →	associatedWithDynasty
Chanda Sahib ("Marathas") →	capturedBy
Battle of Assaye ("Maratha Confederacy forces") →	combatant
Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar →	ethnicOrCasteBackground
Newalkar dynasty ("Maratha culture") →	hasCulturalInfluence
Baramati ("Maratha heartland") →	historicalRegion
Yashwantrao Holkar ("Maratha army") →	militaryBranch
Bhonsle ("Maratha nobility") →	partOf
Sardeshmukhi ("Maratha rulers") →	usedBy