Maratha
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- Tanjavur was the capital of the Maratha rulers, who were great patrons of the various arts, including music.
Examples
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As noted earlier, education was intended to achieve three objectives: first, to instruct an 'agricultural middle class'; second, these in turn would serve as a "lever" to raise the lower classes; and third, to train some Indians (especially those classified as Maratha Brahmins) for subordinate administrative posts.
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Maratha war picks from northern India.
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Emperor Showa was given it by the grandson of the former emperor of Maratha.
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She, she, she tried to make an effort with other players, wives who maybe spoke a little bit of English, like Maratha's wife spoke a bit of English and stuff like that.
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However, Ahmad Shah declined as conditions in the Maratha camp became unbearable.
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G39 Maratha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401
Academic text (2005) -
At the far corner of the villa, resisting the attraction of a small cannon on wheels set halfway to the entrance, probably a relic from British days or even the Maratha wars.
Fiction book (2001) -
He defeats the Marathas at Panipat and seizes a great deal of Afghanistan, eastern Persia, most of modern Pakistan, Kashmir.
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The Maratha people played a significant role in shaping the history of Maharashtra.
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During the 17th century, the Maratha warriors fought valiantly against Mughal rule.
Synonyms
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A person from Maharashtra, India who is part of a group of people known as warriors and rulers
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Maratha comes from the name Maharashtra and the Marathi language, and it originally meant someone 'from Maharashtra'. The place name has Maha meaning 'great' and rashtra meaning 'nation', so a helpful way to remember a Maratha is a person from the 'great nation' of Maharashtra.