Question

How and when did the Maratha kingdom come to end

Answer 1

The empire formally existed from 1674 with the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji and ended in 1818 with the defeat of Peshwa Bajirao II. The Marathas are credited to a large extent for ending Mughal rule in India.

Answer 2

Decline of Marathas

The causes can broadly be divided under three categories-Economical, Military and Political.

Economically Marathas followed Chauth and Sardeshmukhi revenue collection systems. They were collected on the territories of other empires. This created an unsound economic system. This also added insecurity in revenue collection.At the military side, British army had artilleries, Navy but Marathas were not having this. They mostly depended on Guerilla. This didn’t favor several times. It also lacked capable and strong leader. Post Shivaji, the rulers were less strong. The death of Nana Fadnavis was also great blow for Marathas.Also there was mutual noncooperation among the Maratha families. Thus it was a divide house and British attacked it and took the best use of it as well. Marathas also didn’t leave any positive impact on the acquired territories. This further increased the number of enemies.