TNPSC Micro Topics

There are three types of sources for reconstructing the history of the Gupta period. I. Literary sources II. Epigraphical Sources III. Numismatic Sources

Maratha Rule in Tamilnadu Circumstances leading to its establishment Serfoji II According to an 1823 report produced for Governor Munro’s census of education, 21 of the 44 free schools in the wider Thanjavur district were run by Serfoji’s government, 19 by the missionaries, one by a temple. There were three schools that were run by

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 War (1817-1818) Outcome of the Third AngloMaratha War

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) Baji Rao I (1720–1740) Balaji Baji Rao (1740–1761) Carnatic Expedition Battle of Udgir, 1760

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