1 History & Culture · 1.3.11 Marathas

1.3.11.5 Maratha confederacy and Peshwa administration

In the eighteenth century the Maratha state became a confederacy of powerful chiefs under the Peshwa at Pune; it fell apart from within and was ended by the English in 1818.

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  • confederacy
  • Gaekwad
  • Shinde
  • Holkar
  • Bhonsle
  • Nana Phadnavis
  • Barbhai
  • Shaniwar Wada
  • Treaty of Bassein
  • Mahadji Shinde

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