UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 1996 · Q8 · 60 marks
Shivaji’s rise to power cannot be treated as an isolated phenomenon in Maratha history. It was as much the result of his personal daring and heroism as of the peculiar geographical situation of the Deccan country and the unifying religious influences that were animating the people with new hopes and aspirations in the 15th and 16th centuries. Explain.
- Chapter
- Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century
- Topic
- Shivaji and the Rise of the Marathas
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