maratha empire

On the morning of January 14, 1761, palpable tension enveloped the Maratha camp at Panipat. The Marathas were aware of the dire stakes, and had prepared themselves for the impending clash with their Afghan adversaries. Victory was not merely an option but an imperative for their survival. As...

The 18th Century was not a good time for the Mughal Empire. Previously before in the mid to late 17th Century, under Emperor Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire expanded to its greatest height, spanning almost the entirety of the Indian Subcontinent and made the Mughal Empire economically surpassed...

Swarajya : Maratha hegemony in the Indian subcontinent 1707 - 1828 Sangam Palace, Pune, as seen from the southern bank of the Mutha river. The Indian subcontinent during the 18th century was a wild and chaotic place. The slow collapse of the mighty Mughals saw a number of major...

This is the first part of an alternate history story that I initially wrote for a British magazine, but never got around to sending. It is set in a world where the Industrial Revolution happened in the Maratha Empire, leading to an increased emphasis on science rather than religion and...

[ This story is set in the same universe as my Maratha Empire timeline, which can be viewed here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/bharari-the-whirlwind-a-maratha-timeline.548513/ It is presented as an in-universe history textbook chapter written in the 20th century. N.B. The...

This is a Maratha Empire timeline featuring a longer-lived, ruthless and efficient Peshwa Baji Rao I and his allies and heirs. March 9th, 1751 "Saheb, the governor of Orissa has received confirmatory reports from all of the magistrates under him. The new revenue administration appears to be...

In the midst of January 14, 1761, an air of tension and desperation grips the Marathas as they muster their forces to break the siege at Panipat. They understand the immense stakes at play, realizing that victory is their only path to survival. The battle commences with a fierce clash between...

So I was looking for a good alt-hist story centred around India when I came across this one by Jayant Narlikar, who's famous in India as an astrophysicist and author of science fiction, but not someone I'd expect to write alt-hist. Then I read it and found that it was actually science fiction...

what if Mughal Maratha wars never happened and Shivaji remained a Mughal vassal In the court, on 12 May 1666, Shivaji was made to stand alongside relatively low-ranking nobles, men he had already defeated in battle. Shivaji took offence and stormed out of court, and was promptly placed under...

Suppose that the Durrani army fails to cut its Maratha counterpart's supply lines, allowing them to continue to receive supplies and reinforcements. Thus, once battle is joined, the Maratha army scores a decisive victory and kicks the Afghans out of northern India. What happens next? Will the...