Encyclopedia - Maratha: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha - Communities And Clans
As mentioned above, the term "Maratha" refers exclusively to a certain group of marathi-speaking castes and clans. While most ruling chie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha - Historical Prominence
The Marathas have contributed a glorious chapter to the history of India. They first came into historical prominence under the leadership...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha - Etymology
Several theories have been proposed by various scholars for the etymology of the words "Maratha" and "Marathi". One theory holds that a r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha - Historical Prominence
The Marathas have contributed a glorious chapter to the history of India. They first came into historical prominence under the leadership...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb
Abu Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (Persian: ابو مظفر محی الدین محمد اورنگزیب عالمگیر) (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damoh: Encyclopedia - Damoh
Damoh is a town in the Sagar Division of northeast Madhya Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Damoh District. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shivaji: Encyclopedia - Shivaji
Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shri Shivaji Maharaj (Marathi शिवाजीराजे भोसले)(February 19, 163...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chhatrapati: Encyclopedia - Chhatrapati
Chhatrapati also Chatrapati is an honorific or title for a ruler. It most notably refers to Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia - History Of India
The History of India can be traced in fragments as far back as 700,000 years ago. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhonsle: Encyclopedia - Bhonsle
The Bhonsle or Bhonsale were a prominent Maratha clan who served as rulers of several states in India. The most prominent member of the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Assaye: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Assaye
The Battle of Assaye occurred September 23, 1803 near the village of Assaye in south-central India. It was one of the decisive battles of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vidarbha: Encyclopedia - Vidarbha
Vidarbha is the north-eastern region of Maharashtra state, now forming two divisions (Nagpur and Amravati). It is comparatively backward,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajaram Ii Of Satara: Encyclopedia - Rajaram Ii Of Satara
Ramaraja was the fifth monarch of the Maratha Confederacy. He was the adoptive son of Chhatrapati Shahuji, and the putative grandson of C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha Empire - Marathas Rulers
Maratha Empire - The Royal House of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Chhatrapati Shivaji (1630-1680) Chhatrapati Sambhaji Chhatrapati Rajaram Chha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha Empire - Shivaji's Successors
In 1681, Sambhaji, one of Shivaji's two competing sons, had himself crowned and resumed his father's expansionist policies. To nullify an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha Empire - The Decline Of The Empire
The Peshwa sent an army to challenge the Afghans, and the Maratha army was decisively defeated on January 13, 1761 at the Third Battle of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dewas: Encyclopedia Ii - Dewas - Princely History
Dewas was formerly the capital of not one but two princely states of British India. The original state was founded in the first half of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Third Battle Of Panipat: Encyclopedia Ii - Third Battle Of Panipat - Descendants Of Maratha Prisoners Of War
Though it is a historical fact that a large number of prisoners around the scene of the battle were taken as slaves to Afghanistan, it is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mughal Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Mughal Era - The Marathas
The tale of the Marathas' rise to power and their eventual fall contains all the elements of a thriller: adventure, intrigue, and romanti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kunbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Kunbi - List Of Known Men Personalities
Dr CD Deshmukh First Governor of RBI & Chairman of UGC Union Finance Minister of India, President of the Indian Statis. Insti, Board ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Maratha Domination And British Rule
The quarrels amog the Rajputs led to the invitation of Maratha help from the rival aspirants to power, and finally to the subjection of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha Empire - Shahu The Chatrapati
In 1713 Farrukhsiyar had declared himself Mughal emperor. His bid for power had depended heavily on two brothers, known as the Saiyids, o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Anglo-maratha War: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Anglo-maratha War - The War
This act of craven expediency on the part of the Peshwa, their nominal overlord, horrified and disgusted the maratha chieftains; in parti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Anglo-maratha War: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Anglo-maratha War - Background
The overweening ambition of Raghunath Rao, Peshwa Baji Rao II's father, and the latter's own incompetence since coming into his inheriten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azimullah Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Azimullah Khan - Maratha Mission
Nana Sahib was involved in a long drawn appeal with the British East India Company to restore the £80,000 annual pension that his father...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Indian Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Indian Monarchs - Maratha Empire 1674-1818
Empire divided between two branches of the family c.1707-10 AD; division formalized in AD 1731. List of Indian monarchs - Chhatrapatis a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mughal Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Mughal Era - The Mughal Empire
Main article: Mughal empire India in the 16th century presented a fragmented picture of rulers, both Muslim and Hindu, who lacked concern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Indian Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Indian Monarchs - Maratha Empire 1674-1818
Empire divided between two branches of the family c.1707-10 AD; division formalized in AD 1731. List of Indian monarchs - Chhatrapatis a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kunbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Kunbi - List Of Known Women Personalities
Lalita Pawar Bollywood Actor Know as the The Mother of all mother-in-laws in films was born in a rich Yevle family of Nashik and was marr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azimullah Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Azimullah Khan - Origins
Azimullah was rescued as a starving Muslim boy from the famine of 1837 along with his mother when they were provided shelter at a mission...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kunbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Kunbi - List Of Known Saints
Saint Tukaram 17th Century Poet and a petty grain merchant & farmer who was born during the existence of two tier caste system (Brahm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurangzeb - Aurangzeb's Reign
Aurangzeb - Enforcement of Islamic law. The Mughals had for the most part been tolerant of non-Muslims, allowing them to practice their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azimullah Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Azimullah Khan - England
In England, the intelligent Azimullah dressed in western outfits and impressed many luminaries of the time. He met Dickens, Carlyle, Maca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azimullah Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Azimullah Khan - Subversion
Although his mission failed, but he had come back with a more dangerous idea. He presented a more ambitious agenda for Nana, telling him ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mughal Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Mughal Era - The Coming Of The Europeans
The quest for wealth and power brought Europeans to Indian shores in 1498 when Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese voyager, arrived in Calicut ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damoh: Encyclopedia Ii - Damoh - History Of Damoh Town And Region
(Chronology compiled by Prof. Malaiya) Damoh - From Mauryas to Guptas. 304 BCE–232 BCE Prince Ashoka, governor of Avanti, married De...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurangzeb - Rise To Throne
Aurangzeb - Early life. Aurangzeb (full name: Abu Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir --Persian: بو مظفر محی الد�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Premier Hockey League: Encyclopedia Ii - Premier Hockey League - International Players
Premier Hockey League - Hyderabad Sultans. Salman Akbar(Pakistan) Shakeel Abbasi(Pakistan) Jorge Lombi(Argentina) Premier Hockey Lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurangzeb - Rise To Throne
Aurangzeb - Early life. Aurangzeb (from Persian, اورنگ‌زیب meaning "befitting the throne") was the third son of the fifth gre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurangzeb - Impact Of Aurangzeb's Reign
As a reaction to Aurangzeb's political and religious expansionist policies, and to his discriminatory laws, a momentous change occurred i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurangzeb - Legacy
Aurangzeb's influence continues through the centuries, affecting not only India, but Asia, and the world. He was the first ruler to attem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Coinage: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Coinage - Colonial India
Indian coinage - British. British Indian coins Indian coinage - Portuguese. Indian coinage - French. Indian coinage - The Dutch. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Rajput Origins
Rajput is a kshatriya caste in India.The Rajputs are comprised of many different clans. They were known for their valor and chivalry in b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurangzeb - Commentary By Recent Historians
Aurangzeb - Wolpert. Stanley Wolpert writes in his New History of India ISBN 0195166779 (Oxford, 2003) ...Yet the conquest of the Decc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shivaji: Encyclopedia Ii - Shivaji - Shivaji And Religion
Shivaji ,rather entire stream of Maratha kings and chieftains professed true secularism. Shahaji had donated a huge peace of land to Shah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Social Structure
In ancient India, society was divided into four parts (varnas): brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and shudras. The Rajputs eventually came ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Premier Hockey League: Encyclopedia Ii - Premier Hockey League - Matches
Each match is viewed through twelve television cameras, to cover all possible angles. The matches in 2005 were played in Hyderabad's Gach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Emergence Of Royal Clans
The first Rajput kingdoms are attested in the 6th century, and the Rajputs rose to prominence in Indian history in the ninth and tenth ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Premier Hockey League: Encyclopedia Ii - Premier Hockey League - New Features
The fundamental aberration from the format of normal hockey games is the number of sessions. A normal 70 minute hockey game includes two ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Emergence Of Rajputs As A Community
The term Rajputra was first used by Harshavardhan (606-648 AD) of Kannauj. The term was used for the descendants of the Shahi dynasty pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Major Rajputs
The Major Rajputs are a tribe, as it is a community related by blood. That does not mean that all Major Rajputs are related to one anothe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Premier Hockey League: Encyclopedia Ii - Premier Hockey League - Teams
Premier Hockey League - Tier 1. Hyderabad Sultans Team Lineup • Dilip Tirkey (Captain) • Salman Akbar (Pakistan)(G.K.) • Jorge ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Rajput Resistance To Muslim Invasions
In the early 11th century, Mahmud of Ghazni conquered the Hindu Shahi kingdom in the Punjab, and his raids into northern India weakened t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Independent India
On India's independence in 1947, the native rules were given three choices, join one of the two states Indian or Pakistan, or remain inde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Mughal Era
Military history of India - Mughals. Military history of India - The Maratha empire. The Maratha Empire, also called the Maratha Conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mahajanapadas
By 500 BC, sixteen monarchies and 'republics' known as the Mahajanapadas stretched across the Indo-Gangetic plains from modern-day Afghan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Magadha Empire
Amongst the 16 Mahajanapadas, the kingdom of Magadha rose to prominence under a number of dynasties that peaked in power under the reign ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - The Golden Age
The middle period, especially that associated with the Gupta dynasty, is known as India's Golden Age, a time of unparalleled cultural dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mughal Era
In the early 16th century, descendants of Genghis Khan swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal (Mogul) Dynasty, which las...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The British Raj
The British, established a foothold in Bengal when the British soldiers, funded by the East India Company, and led by Robert Clive, defea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Independent India
Main Articles: History of Independent India, Political Integration of India Since independence, India has fought a number of wars against...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Bronze Age
History of India - Indus Valley Civilization. The transition of settlements from agricultural to complex urban communities occurred som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - The Classical Age
Later, the Chola kingdom emerged in northern Tamil Nadu, and the Chera kingdom in Kerala. The ports of southern India were involved in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Company Rule
Vasco da Gama's discovery of a new sea route to India in 1498 paved the way for European colonization of India. The British established t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Islamic Sultanates
After the Arab-Turkic invasion of India's ancient northern neighbour Persia, various short lived Islamic empires invaded and spread acros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The European Incursions
Military history of India - The Napoleonic wars. ... See also:Military history of India, Military history of India - The Bronze age, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - The Classical Age
Later, the Chola kingdom emerged in northern Tamil Nadu, and the Chera kingdom in Kerala. The ports of southern India were involved in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Islamic Sultanates
After the Arab-Turkic invasion of India's ancient northern neighbour Persia, various short lived Islamic empires invaded and spread acros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mughal Era
History of India - Mughal Empire. In 1526, Babur, a Timurid descendant of Timur, swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mugha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Colonial Era
During the colonial era, India, along with several ancient nations in Asia, Africa and South America, was targeted by expansionist Europe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Republic Of India
Main Articles: Political Integration of India, History of the Republic of India Since independence, India has fought a number of wars aga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kanhoji Angre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanhoji Angre - Notoriety
Kanhoji initially started by attacking merchant ships of the British East India Company and slowly gained notoriety and power. When Marat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Neolithic Era
The early Neolithic culture in South Asia is represented by the Mehrgarh culture which began in 7000 BC, now in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mahajanapadas
By 500 BC, sixteen monarchies and 'republics' known as the Mahajanapadas stretched across the Indo-Gangetic plains from modern-day Afghan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Magadha Empire
Amongst the 16 Mahajanapadas, the kingdom of Magadha rose to prominence under a number of dynasties that peaked in power under the reign ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - The Golden Age
The middle period, especially that associated with the Gupta dynasty, is known as India's Golden Age, a time of unparalleled cultural dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaekwad: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaekwad - British Suzerainty
The Gaekwads, together with the other Maratha chieftains, fought the British in the First Anglo-Maratha War. In 1802, the British interve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Bronze Age
Military history of India - Indus Valley Civilization. The amazing uniformity of measurement systems across a number of sites suggests ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Mahajanapadas
Military history of India - From Vedic times to the Greek incursion. The Vedas and other associated texts contain references to warfare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Magadha Empire
Military history of India - Shishunaga dynasty. King Bimbisara was an expansionist and conquered Anga in what is now West Bengal. He st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vadodara: Encyclopedia Ii - Vadodara - History
Vadodara's more recent history began when the Maratha leader Pilaji Gaekwad (or Gaekwar) conquered the city from the Mughal empire in 172...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - Early Middle Kingdoms The Golden Age
Military history of India - Satavahana dynasty. Simuka, the founder of the Satavahana dynasty, conquered Maharashtra, Malwa and part of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - The Classical Age
Military history of India - Harsha's empire. Empror Harshavardhana (606-648) ruled northern India for over forty years. His father, a k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Sultanate Era
Military history of India - Samoothiris of Kozhikode. More famously known as the Zamorin, this small Kingdom welcomed the Portuguese in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thanjavur: Encyclopedia Ii - Thanjavur - History
The city was once the stronghold of the historic Chola dynasty and was later ruled by the nayaks of Vijayanagara and Maratha rajas. Tanjo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - Company Rule
The British Indian Army was raised to guard the factories. Later, it grew into the army of John Company Bahadur, and subsequently grew in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The British Raj
The Indian Air Force was established in 1932. Military history of India - The British-Indian army. The British-Indian army contained me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - Independent India
Independent India has fought three wars with Pakistan and one border war with China. Independent India has never experienced a military c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - Overview And Recent Developments
The Indian military today ranks as the world's third largest after the USA and China. Over a million strong, the paramilitary unit of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Assaye: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Assaye - The Background
The Second Maratha War arose initially from internal conflict within the Maratha Confederacy. The Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was the official ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indore: Encyclopedia Ii - Indore - History
Indore was formerly ruled by Maratha Maharajas of the Holkar dynasty. The Dynasty's founder, Malhar Rao Holkar (1694-1766), was granted c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagpur - History
Nagpur was founded by Bhakt Buland, a prince of the Gond kingdom of Deogarh in the Chhindwara District. In 1743 the Maratha leader Raghoj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Assaye: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Assaye - The Background
The Second Maratha War arose initially from internal conflict within the Maratha Confederacy. The Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was the official ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Provinces And Berar: Encyclopedia Ii - Central Provinces And Berar - History
After the defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the territories north of the Satpura Range ceded in 1817 by the Maratha ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombay Presidency - Territorial Expansion
During the 18th century, the Hindu Maratha empire expanded rapidly, conquering Konkan and much of eastern Gujarat from the disintegrating...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arcot: Encyclopedia Ii - Arcot - History
The town's strategic location has led to it being repeatedly contested and prompted the construction of a formidable fortress. It was cap...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramdas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ramdas (raamdhaas)
Ramdas: Ramdas (Raamdhaas). Maratha 17th century saint; author of work on religious duty; guru of the great King Sivaji.   (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tukaram: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Tukaram (thukaaraam)
Tukaram: Tukaram (Thukaaraam). Well-known Maratha 17th century writer. He abandoned the world and became a wandering ascetic. &nb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha - Communities And Clans
As mentioned above, the term "Maratha" refers exclusively to a certain group of marathi-speaking castes and clans. While most ruling chie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maratha: Encyclopedia Ii - Maratha - Etymology
Several theories have been proposed by various scholars for the etymology of the words "Maratha" and "Marathi". One theory holds that a r...   » Read the article