The Rise of the Marathas
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How Chhatrapati Shivaji founded and expanded the Maratha kingdom against the Deccan sultanates and the Mughals, the decentralised Peshwa-led empire that followed and its clashes with the British, and the Marathas' civilian, military, judicial, and cultural administration, including the contributions of Tarabai, Ahilyabai Holkar, and the Thanjavur Marathas.