The Maratha rebellion
The Maratha rebellion or the insurgency in the Deccan was an insurgency against the Mughal Empire and Bijapur Sultanate. This uprising took place from 1644 to 1674 led by the Marathas of Deccan region under the leadership of Shivaji, popularly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji. The main objective of this insurgency was to establish Hindvi Swaraj.
| Maratha rebellion | |||||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Maratha Wars, List of battles involving the Maratha Empire | |||||||||
 Map of Deccan in the Indian subcontinent | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Maratha Empire |
 Mughal EmpireBijapur Sultanate | ||||||||
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ShivajiTemplate:POWYesaji Kank.[1]Tanaji Malusare †Baji PhalaskarBaji DeshpandeFirangoji NarsalaMurarbaji †Hambirrao MohitePrataprao GujarKanhoji JedheBahirji NailSambhaji KavjiAnandraoNetaji PalkarMoropant Pingale |
Bijapuri rulers Mohammad Adil Shah Ali Adil Shah II Sikandar Adil Shah Bijapuri commanders Afzal Khan † Abdul SayyidTemplate:WIA Rahim Khan † Pahlawan Khan † Rustam KhanTemplate:WIA Siddi Jauhar Mughal rulers  Shah JahanAurangzebMughal commanders Shaista KhanTemplate:WIAJai Singh IDiler KhanInayat KhanBahadur KhanUdaybhan Rathore †[2]Bahlol KhanTemplate:POWIbrahim Khan Template:POWIkhlas KhanTemplate:POW | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 100,000 infantry and cavalry[3] | Unknown but large | ||||||||
Reference
- ↑ Gautam, Pradhan (13 December 2019). Lord of Royal Umbrella - Shivaji Trilogy Book II. One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789388942775.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Gordon, Stewart (February 2007). The Marathas 1600-1818. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-03316-9.
- ↑ Kumar, Ram (28 June 2022). Great Speeches of India. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 9789355212092.
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