Historical eventSeptember 231803

Maratha Empire

Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

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When
Friday, September 23 1803223 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
19th century · 1800s
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At a glance

Dates: 1674-01-01 – 1818.

Type: historical country.

What happened

History Shivaji and his descendants Early Maratha conquests, in Shivaji's and Shahji's time Portrait of Shivaji , in the Rijksmuseum , Netherland. Shivaji (1630–1680) was a Maratha aristocrat of the Bhonsle clan and was the founder of the Maratha state. [ 1 ] Shivaji led a resistance against the Sultanate of Bijapur in 1645 by winning the fort Torna, followed by many more forts, placing the area under his control and establishing Hindavi Swarajya (self-rule of Hindu people [ 2 ] ).

The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. For most of its existence, it comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states under the nominal leadership of the former and nominal loyalty to the Chhatrapatis who were successors of Shivaji.

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September 23 1803 — 223 years ago, on a Friday.

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