Police System Judicial System Army Cavalry Infantry and Artillery Navy

Maratha Administration under Peshwas (1714-1818) Central Secretariat Provinces Village Administration Urban Administration Sources of Revenue

The Anglo-Maratha Wars (a) The First Anglo Maratha War (1775-1782) (b) The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1806) (c) The Third Anglo-Maratha

Peshwa Madhav Rao I (1761–1772) and His Successors

The Third Battle of Panipat, 1761 Circumstances Effects of the Battle of Panipat

Rule of the Peshwas (1713-1818) Peshwa is a Persian word which means “Foremost” or the “First Minister”. Balaji Viswanath (1713–1720)

Maratha Administration Central Government Provincial Government Revenue Administration Chauth and Sardeshmukhi Military Organization Justice

Marathas after Shivaji

Shivaji (1627–1680) Military Conquests Confrontation against Bijapur Shivaji and Afzal Khan, 1659 Shivaji and the Mughals Shivaji and Jaisingh Visit

Introduction Causes of the Rise of the Marathas (a) Physical features and Nature of the People (b) Bhakti Movement and