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Conflict South Asia

Maratha Empire Expansion

1674 CE – 1761 CE · 87 years

Shivaji founded the Maratha Empire through guerrilla warfare against the Mughals. His successors expanded across India, effectively replacing Mughal power, until the catastrophic Third Battle of Panipat against the Afghans shattered Maratha supremacy.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Maratha Empire (Shivaji, Peshwas)
  • Mughal Empire, Afghan Durrani Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Maratha Empire Expansion.

  1. 1659 Battle of Pratapgad
  2. 1738 Battle of Bhopal
  3. 1761 Third Battle of Panipat

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1674 CE and 1761 CE.

1680 CE Mughal–Maratha Wars 1690 CE Calcutta (Kolkata) 1692 CE Taktsang Palphug Monastery 1746 CE Carnatic Wars 1747 CE Durrani Empire Conquests

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