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- According to R. G. Bhandarkar, the term Maratha is derived from Rattas, a tribe which held political supremacy in the Deccan from the remotest time. The Rattas called themselves Maha Rattas or Great Rattas, and thus the country in which they lived came to be called Maharashtra, the Sanskrit of which is Maha-rashtra. [ 16 ]
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1 day ago · According to one interpretation, the name derives from the word maharathi (great chariot driver), which refers to a skillful northern fighting force that migrated southward into the area. The group’s language, intermingled with the speech of the earlier Naga settlers, became Maharastri, which by the 8th century had developed into Marathi.
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.
The Maratha Empire dominated the political scene in the Indian subcontinent from the beginning of the 18th century to the early 19th century. Maharashtra was the center of the Maratha Empire, with its capital being the city of Pune and briefly Satara as well.
5 days ago · Maratha, a major people of India, famed in history as yeoman warriors and champions of Hinduism. Their homeland is the present state of Maharashtra, the Marathi-speaking region that extends from Mumbai (Bombay) to Goa along the west coast of India and inland about 100 miles (160 km) east of Nagpur.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Maratha king Shivaji founded the Maratha Kingdom that included warriors and other notables from Maratha and several other castes from Maharashtra. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] It was dominant in India for much of the 18th century.
Feb 12, 2024 · The Maratha identity acquired further currency with the emergence of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who himself belonged to the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji’s father, Shahaji Bhonsle, was a Maratha general who served the Deccan Sultanate.
Feb 13, 2024 · The early origins of the Maratha community lie within the broader framework of the agrarian society prevalent in Maharashtra. Groups such as the Kunbis, engaged in agricultural...
