Definition of Marathas. Meaning of Marathas. Synonyms of Marathas

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Definition of Marathas

Maratha
Mahratta Mah*rat"ta, n. [Hind. Marhat[=a], Marh[=a]tt[=a], the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name Mah[=a]-r[=a]shtra.] One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas. [Written also Maratha.]

Meaning of Marathas from wikipedia

- the Maratha People: From the death of Shahu to the end of the Chitpavan epic. Vol. III. S. Chand. Kulakarṇī, A. Rā (1996). Marathas and the Marathas Country:...
- which the Marathas were defeated by the Afghans under Ahmed Shah Abdali, the Maratha Empire turned into a confederacy of independent Maratha realms. Due...
- Maratha army was stationed in the Deccan Plateau with the Peshwa. Militarily, the battle pitted the artillery, musketry, and cavalry of the Marathas against...
- the Marathas were known for their agility due to the light equipment of both infantry and cavalry. Artillery was mostly confined to the Maratha fortresses...
- of the members of the Maratha caste were farmers. Marathas are subdivided into 96 different clans, known as the 96 Kuli Marathas or Shahānnau Kule. Three...
- Tipu's death the Marathas themselves would get involved in conflicts with the British who defeated the Marathas by 1819 in the Anglo-Maratha War leading to...
- Look up Maratha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maratha are a Marathi-speaking people from Maharashtra, India. Maratha or Marathas may also refer to:...
- between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire between 1682 and 1684. Bahadur khan defeated Marathas under tukoji but later Marathas under Sambhaji defeated the...
- death surged the Marathas with a newfound zeal and united them against their common foe, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. To Aurangzeb, the Marathas seemed all but...
- Marathas' prior defeat at the Battle of Jalesar by Saadat Ali Khan. After defeating the Mughal army under Hasan Khan Kota, Bajirao and the Marathas raided...