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The Rise of the Marathas

Class8BookExploring Society (Part 1) · Chapter 3

Start with “Who are the Marathas?”

Topics in this chapter

  1. 1.Who are the Marathas?▶
  2. 2a.Young Shivaji: Swarajya, Forts and a Navy▶
  3. 2b.Guerrilla Warfare: Afzal Khan, Shaista Khan and Surat▶
  4. 2c.Purandar, the Escape from Agra and the Coronation▶
  5. 2d.The Conquest of the South and Shivaji's Legacy▶
  6. 3a.Sambhaji, Rajaram and Tarabai: The Long Deccan War▶
  7. 3b.The Peshwas, Panipat and the Anglo-Maratha Wars▶
  8. 4a.Civil Administration: Salaries, Coins and the Ashta Pradhan▶
  9. 4b.Chauth, Cavalry and Forts: The Core of the State▶
  10. 4c.The Maratha Navy, Courts and Trade▶
  11. 5a.Cultural Revival: The Seal, the Script and Ahilyabai Holkar▶
  12. 5b.Thanjavur: Serfoji II, Painting and Bharatanatyam▶
  13. 5c.The Maratha Legacy▶