A2. Arrange the following sentences describing career of Shivaji Maharaj
order of their occurrence in the passage.
i) He collected “Mavalas' to carve a kingdom of their own.
ii) ShivajiMaharaj made
up
his mind to free his land from cruel rulers.
111) He founded a fairly large Maratha Empire.
iv) He captured the fort Torana and began his career.
Answers
Explanation:
The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was a power that dominated a large portion of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. The empire formally existed from 1674 with the coronation of Shivaji as the Chhatrapati and ended in 1818 with the defeat of Peshwa Bajirao II at the hands of the British East India Company. The Marathas are credited to a large extent for ending Mughal rule over most of the Indian subcontinent.[4][5][6][note 1]
Maratha Empire
1674–1818

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Territory under Maratha control in 1759 (yellow).
Capital
Raigad
Jinji[1]
Satara
Pune
Common languagesMarathi (official), Sanskrit, and other local languages[2]Religion
Hinduism and other minority religionsGovernmentAbsolute monarchy (1645–1731)
Oligarchy with a restricted monarch figurehead (1731–1818)Chhatrapati (Emperor)
• 1645–1680
Shivaji (first)
• 1808–1818
Pratap Singh (last)Peshwa (Prime Minister)
• 1674–1683
Moropant Pingle (first)
• 1803–1818
Baji Rao II (last)LegislatureAshta PradhanHistory
• Mughal–Maratha Wars
1674
• Anglo-Mysore Wars
1767–1799
• Anglo-Maratha Wars
1775–1818
• Maratha-Mysore War
1785–1787
• Third Anglo-Maratha War
1818Area1760[3]2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi)CurrencyRupee, Paisa, Mohur, Shivrai, Hon
Preceded bySucceeded byMughal EmpireBijapur SultanateSikh EmpireCompany rule in IndiaToday part ofIndia
Pakistan
Explanation:
he collected mavalas to carve a kingdom of their own