Pre-Study: What to Study

5 Subtopics · 27 Concepts

The Rise of the Marathas3 Concepts

• Geographical and Military Factors Behind the Maratha Rise

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• Bhakti Saints of Maharashtra and Maratha Unity

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• Marathas in the Deccan Sultanates and Leading Maratha Families

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Shivaji (1627-1680): His Life and Conquests7 Concepts

• Shivaji's Birth, Parents and Early Jagir

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• Early Conquests from Bijapur and the Afzal Khan Episode

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• Shaista Khan and the First Sack of Surat

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• Jai Singh and the Treaty of Purandar

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• Visit to Agra, Escape and the Second Sack of Surat

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• Coronation and the Carnatic Expedition

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• Shivaji's Achievements as Ruler and Nation-Builder

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Shivaji's Administration7 Concepts

• Central Administration

  The King and the Ashtapradhan as a Council

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• The Eight Ministers of the Ashtapradhan and Their Duties

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• Deccan Sultanate Influence on Shivaji's Administration

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• Revenue System

  Shivaji's Land Revenue System

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• Chauth and Sardeshmukhi

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• Army and Forts

  Cavalry, Infantry and Navy Under Shivaji

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• Forts in Maratha Defence

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Successors of Shivaji2 Concepts

• War of Succession: Sambhaji and Rajaram

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• Regency and Succession After Rajaram

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The Peshwas (1713-1818)8 Concepts

• Balaji Viswanath (1713-1720)

  Balaji Viswanath's Rise and the Hereditary Peshwaship

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• Rights Obtained by Balaji Viswanath in 1719

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• Baji Rao I (1720-1740)

  Baji Rao I and the Expansion of Maratha Power

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• The Maratha Confederacy and Its Ruling Houses

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• Balaji Baji Rao (1740-1761)

  Death of Shahu and the Peshwa's Full Control

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• Agreement of 1752 with the Mughal Emperor

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• Third Battle of Panipat (1761)

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• Causes of the Downfall of the Marathas

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