Maratha States

[othyrsyde]

Does anyone know what the major states that made up the Maratha Confederacy, and better yet, a map of such?

 

[PulkitNahata]

The Holkars of Indore, the Peshwas of Pune, the Gaekwads of Baroda, the Bhosles of Nagpur, the Pawars of Dhar and the Scindias of Gwalior.

 

[othyrsyde]

The Holkars of Indore, the Peshwas of Pune, the Gaekwads of Baroda, the Bhosles of Nagpur, the Pawars of Dhar and the Scindias of Gwalior.

Thanks!

 

[Grey Wolf]

Poona was very important

After they were all crushed they became a remnant state somewhere South of Bombay named something like Sakkara

Best Regards
Grey Wolf

 

[othyrsyde]

Poona was very important

After they were all crushed they became a remnant state somewhere South of Bombay named something like Sakkara

Best Regards
Grey Wolf

I think a friend of mine was married there this year.

 

[Thande]

This large map from the 1830s may be helpful: although obviously dating from years after the Maratha's time of power, it marks the rough location of the major family domains. (The Marathas were more like a group of feudal houses than states definitively tied to particular borders).

 

[othyrsyde]

This large map from the 1830s may be helpful: although obviously dating from years after the Maratha's time of power, it marks the rough location of the major family domains. (The Marathas were more like a group of feudal houses than states definitively tied to particular borders).

Thanks. Trying to track down all this info has making my head hurt. Though as a side benefit I'm learning so much about the region's history and culture.

 

[Grey Wolf]

I think a friend of mine was married there this year.

Ah, I think its Sattara

Best Regards
Grey Wolf

 

[PulkitNahata]

Ah, I think its Sattara

Best Regards
Grey Wolf

Also Raigad

 

[Kishan]

The Maratha Royal Dynasty started by Chatrapati Shivaji was eclipsed by their hereditary prime ministers Peshwas during the reign of of his grandson Shahu and there was also a dispute between the descendants of the two sons of Shivaji, Sambaji and Rajaram. Shahu was the son of Sambaji who was captured and killed by Aurangzeb. Shahu himself was a prisoner of the Mughals for years before he became the king. It was Rajaram and later his wife Tarabai who led the Marathas when Shahu was a prisoner. The real power slipped into the hands of Peshwas under Shahu. The Scindias, the Bhosales, the Holkars and the Gaekwads were the Maratha Generals under the Peshwas who grew powerful and became rulers themselves. In course of time the Peshwas lost their control over these Maratha chieftains and the Confederacy collapsed.