Definition of Maratha. Meaning of Maratha. Synonyms of Maratha

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Definition of Maratha

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 Maratha from wikipedia

- The Maratha Confederacy, also referred to as the Maratha Empire, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the...
- the 17th century, when the Maratha Empire was established by Shivaji in 1674. According to R. G. Bhandarkar, the term Maratha is derived from Rattas, a...
- Look up Maratha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maratha are a Marathi-speaking people from Maharashtra, India. Maratha or Marathas may also refer to:...
- The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Confederacy and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took...
- The Maratha caste is composed of 96 clans, originally formed in the earlier centuries from the amalgamation of families from the peasant (Kunbi), shepherd...
- military conflicts between the Mughal Empire and the descendants of the Maratha ruler Shivaji from the time of Shivaji's death in 1680 until the death...
- Anglo-Maratha Wars may refer to: First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) Gwalior...
- The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The...
- independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bi****ur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Confederacy. Over the course of his life, Shivaji engaged in both alliances...
- First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) was the first of three Anglo-Maratha Wars fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Confederacy in...