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Maratha Empire

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Long ago, a leader named Shivaji started a kingdom.

Shivaji Rijksmuseum.jpg
Shivaji Rijksmuseum.jpg
He wanted his people to rule themselves. Later, the kingdom grew very large. Many brave people helped it grow. It was a big and strong land. Can you imagine a kingdom that big?

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File:Joppenshivaji.jpg
Joppenshivaji.jpg
File:Shivaji Rijksmuseum.jpg
Shivaji Rijksmuseum.jpg
File:Sambhaji painting late 17th century.png
Sambhaji painting late 17th century.png
File:Painting_of_Malhar_Rao_Holkar_(alt._spelt_as_'Malharrao_Holkar)_and_Peshwa_Bajirao_I_seated_together,_circa_18th_century.jpg
Painting_of_Malhar_Rao_Holkar_(alt._spelt_...
File:Chhatrapati_Shahu_Maharaj_hunting_with_his_Peshwa_Balaji_Bajirao.jpg
Chhatrapati_Shahu_Maharaj_hunting_with_his...
File:Mahadaji Sindhia.jpg
Mahadaji Sindhia.jpg
File:Maratha British Treaty.JPG
Maratha British Treaty.JPG
File:Thomas Daniell, Sir Charles Warre Malet, Concluding a Treaty in 1790 in Durbar with the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.jpg
Thomas Daniell, Sir Charles Warre Malet,...
File:2-12th Madras Native Infantry at the Battle of Assaye, 1803. Painting by JC Stadler (1780-1822), c. 1815..jpg
2-12th Madras Native Infantry at the...
File:Peshwa Baji Rao II.jpg
Peshwa Baji Rao II.jpg
File:The Seat of the Mahratta War.jpg
The Seat of the Mahratta War.jpg
File:Southern India in 1680.png
Southern India in 1680.png

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