UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2026 · Q8(c) · 15 marks
Trace the trajectory of Maratha polity from Shivaji to Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao. What was the impact of the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) on the Maratha State? Analyze.
- Chapter
- The Eighteenth Century
- Topic
- Maratha Expansion, the Peshwas and the Confederacy
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