Rise Of Maratha Power In India

The Immediate Inheritors Of The Political Supremacy Of The Mughals In India Were Not The English But The Marathas. It Is True That The Marathas Never Ruled From Delhi As De Jure Sovereigns, And There Was A Mughal Emperor At The Imperial Capital Even After The Maratha Supremacy Was Overthrown. But De Facto Power In The Empire Was Exercised By The Marathas Before It Was Inherited By The English; The Emperor Was A Maratha Puppet Before The English Acquired Power Over Him.Indian History Has Alwaysor Too Oftenbeen Considered From The Northern Angle. The Deccan And South India Have Been Looked Upon As Mere Pastures Of North Indian Rulers, Whether They Were Hindus Or Muslims. The Present Book Portrays Whole Picture Of Rise Of Marathas Power, Contemporary Sociopolitical Conditions Etc. Major Topics Included Herein Are: Origin And Nature Of Despotism In Hindostan; Maratha Supremacy; Achievement Of Svarajya; The Bid For Empire; Maratha Polity; Maratha Contributors; Bunbelkhand And Malwa (17201736); And Marattas In Gujarat Upto 1730, Etc.