Marathas

The Marathas are the military caste of the Maratha country, formed into a caste from the cultivators, shepherds and herdsmen, who took service under Sivaji and subsequent Maratha leaders.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

The Marathas are a caste formed from military service, and it seems probable that they sprang mainly from the peasant population of Kunbis, though at what period they were formed into a separate caste has not yet been determined.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

The Marathas were the leaders of revolt against the

Indian Unrest Valentine Chirol 1890

-- A subdivision of Marathas, meaning those born in wedlock.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

The Habshis also played an important role in the history of Western India, particularly in the struggle between the Marathas and the Mughal empire; with the Habshis often aligning themselves with the Mughals.

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With the defeat of the Portuguese at the hands of the Marathas and later on the advent of the British, there came a lot of change.

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After the capture of Bassein by the Marathas in May 1739, the Portuguese also surrendered Salsette and Bandra.

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Many Rajput Kings hindu chieftains of the north, having fought against the Mughals when they first arrived in India, were now in fact allied with the Mughal Empire in battle against the Marathas.

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But, during the reign of Mohammed Shah, the Empire began to come apart, with its ruins eventually being fought over between the Afghans and the Marathas, while the erstwhile all-powerful Mughal Emperor, reduced to little more than a local king of Delhi, cowered in his courtroom.

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The Thevars, Yadvas, Kurmis, Kunbis, Jats, Gujjars, Marathas and so on would continue to suck the blood of the Dalits as they inherently feel themselves as 'higher' than the Dalits and hence are not ready to follow the Dalits.

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