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3 days ago · The Maratha Confederacy, [ a ] also referred to as the Maratha Empire, [ 10 ][ 11 ][ 12 ] was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states [ 13 ][ 14 ] often subordinate to the former.
4 days ago · The formation of the empire began with the capture of Lahore from its Durrani ruler, Zaman Shah Durrani. Ranjit Singh was proclaimed as Maharaja of the Punjab on 12 April 1801 (to coincide with Vaisakhi ), creating a unified political state.
Sep 23, 2024 · But beginning at the age of 16, he would fight — and win — wars against the overwhelmingly superior forces of the Afghan Durrani Empire, which sought to take advantage of the declining Mughal ...
3 days ago · The decline of the Mughal Empire was a period in Indian history roughly between the early 18th century and mid 19th Century where the Mughal Empire, which once dominated the subcontinent, experienced a large scale decline.
Sep 19, 2024 · The zenith of Kushān power was reached in the 2nd century ce under King Kaniska (c. 78–144 ce), whose empire stretched from Mathura in north-central India beyond Bactria as far as the frontiers of China in Central Asia.
Oct 1, 2024 · Ahmad Shah Durrani conducted several attacks on surrounding states, particularly India, for plunder. In the contemporary context, concerns about the future of Indo-Afghan relations and the question of peace in the region arise with the resurgence of a fundamentalist government in the form of Taliban 2.0 in Afghanistan, speculated to be similar to the Durrani government of the eighteenth century.
Sep 15, 2024 · Nādir Shāh (born October 22, 1688, Kobhān, Safavid Iran—died June 1747, Fatḥābād) was an Iranian ruler and conqueror who created an Iranian empire that stretched from the Indus River to the Caucasus Mountains. Nadr Qolī Beg had an obscure beginning in the Turkic Afshar tribe, which was loyal to the Safavid shahs of Iran.
