Sir , at 1.20 you suggested that Maratha empire was one of the last major powers to loose to the British in 1818. Sir , that distinction goes to the Sikhs who lost there kingdom to the British in 1849. Respect to the Marathas 🫡
Sikhs didn't rule the whole of India. Their power was only extended to around the present day Pakistan and Punjab. But the Marathas rule extended from Attock to tamilnadu
@prashantkatti118 I completely respect your opinion sir. It's absolutely correct what you have mentioned above. However , purely for the fact that the Sikh empire was an Indian empire regardless of it's size and for the fact that they protected our countries borders from invations (which uptill then had mostly happened from that region) for almost 50 years until the British Took over from them and might I add did a comendable job of protecting our borders in that region till 1947 as Will till we took over from them). Also by the time the Sikhs empire was formed in 1798 , the marathas (for whom we all Indians should have emmence respect in our hearts for there accomplishments for not only did they stabalize the politics in the north once the mughals got weak after aurangzebs death in 1706 but also helped in maintaining the balance in the south once the 5 deccan sultanats had met there end) had become considerbly weak to take on attacks from that region if there had been any. If the Sikh empire had not been formed , who knows what out present would have been , just like how if Shivaji Maharaj had not steped up during the later part of the 17th centure againt the mugals and the Adil shah's of bijapur (who knows how the south of India would have been).
@@Seema-n4c5i I know. I only replied to the question about Marathas being the last major power in erstwhile India. Also all the empires ultimately fell into the British hands due to their own selfish interests . So there is nothing to be proud of. Infighting and corruption has led to the fall of Indian empires. There was no unity then. There is no unity now. So nothing to be proud of. I am sorry to sound harsh but this is the reality. Selfishness led us to fight for independence for close to 100 years (1857-1947). And also there was never a revolution for freedom. It was fought individually and with pen and paper and all which we know of. Great and honest people could never stay alive. Even if alive are never given credit for. They die unnamed deaths. Honesty and morality can never exist in this country. The people who stood for right values and principles have been killed or cheated and only the corrupt survived. We are a pretentious, corrupt and selfish society.
This was an excellent podcast! Beautifully explained by Dr Kulkarni and well threaded in questions by Amit Paranjpe. Cannot wait to dig into all these books.
The Marathas dominance in the 18th century, especially post Aurangzeb's demise, with the sole major exception being the unexpected setback in the Third Battle of Panipat, is well documented by both historians and academia. In fact, one good approach to understanding history is to introspect within. It's time that historians, instead of only lauding the Maratha dominations which lasted for only a brief period and is the easiest to do in today's age, analyse the factors owing to which the Marathas were not able to manage a Pan-India empire: was it the deviation from Chattrapati Shivaji's ideal and vision, was it the ruthless raids they carried on in Bengal and Odisha which was as much a part of India and didn't distinct them from some of the tyrants from the Mughal and Sultanate period, or too many egos within the ruling caucus, or other reasons leading to their downfall. By now, we all know the reasons for the downfall of the Mughal empire, post-Aurangzeb, how about understanding why the Maratha empire did not find acceptance, pan-India?
Peshwa wanted to establish their own cast superiority. Maratha community was divided among different casts during their rule.Even important Maratha Sardars were distrustful of later days Peshvas.Such situation was not there in the days of Bajirao 1st.
Community speaking for past ancestors with all clichés. Peshwas could never built beautiful cites or economies. Yes they reserved place to buy, sell lower class women todays Shaniwarwada. Whole kingdom was in constant debts. Practically surrenderd whole kingdom to Britishers. Destroyed raghuji bhosale. Installed Nizam in South. On top of it institutionalised persecution of Shudras..
Hopeless statement. Peshwas made Pune practically the capital of india. They built 17 peths in pune. They provided patronage to travellers, artists, businesses and businessmans. They built shaniwarwada, vishrambuagwada. Moreover, dream of chattrapati shivaji maharaj, of hindavi swarajya was achieved by peshwas. They created fiefdoms, so we had the holkars, scindias, bhonsales, gaikwads. Overall peshwas actually ruled more than chhatrapati. Hence your statement is wrong. Take your words back.
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Sir , at 1.20 you suggested that Maratha empire was one of the last major powers to loose to the British in 1818. Sir , that distinction goes to the Sikhs who lost there kingdom to the British in 1849. Respect to the Marathas 🫡
Sikhs didn't rule the whole of India. Their power was only extended to around the present day Pakistan and Punjab. But the Marathas rule extended from Attock to tamilnadu
@prashantkatti118 I completely respect your opinion sir. It's absolutely correct what you have mentioned above. However , purely for the fact that the Sikh empire was an Indian empire regardless of it's size and for the fact that they protected our countries borders from invations (which uptill then had mostly happened from that region) for almost 50 years until the British Took over from them and might I add did a comendable job of protecting our borders in that region till 1947 as Will till we took over from them). Also by the time the Sikhs empire was formed in 1798 , the marathas (for whom we all Indians should have emmence respect in our hearts for there accomplishments for not only did they stabalize the politics in the north once the mughals got weak after aurangzebs death in 1706 but also helped in maintaining the balance in the south once the 5 deccan sultanats had met there end) had become considerbly weak to take on attacks from that region if there had been any. If the Sikh empire had not been formed , who knows what out present would have been , just like how if Shivaji Maharaj had not steped up during the later part of the 17th centure againt the mugals and the Adil shah's of bijapur (who knows how the south of India would have been).
@@Seema-n4c5i I know. I only replied to the question about Marathas being the last major power in erstwhile India. Also all the empires ultimately fell into the British hands due to their own selfish interests . So there is nothing to be proud of. Infighting and corruption has led to the fall of Indian empires. There was no unity then. There is no unity now. So nothing to be proud of. I am sorry to sound harsh but this is the reality. Selfishness led us to fight for independence for close to 100 years (1857-1947). And also there was never a revolution for freedom. It was fought individually and with pen and paper and all which we know of. Great and honest people could never stay alive. Even if alive are never given credit for. They die unnamed deaths. Honesty and morality can never exist in this country. The people who stood for right values and principles have been killed or cheated and only the corrupt survived. We are a pretentious, corrupt and selfish society.
@@prashantkatti118 soo rightly said sir , what you said is 200% correct but it's a sad truth.
This was an excellent podcast! Beautifully explained by Dr Kulkarni and well threaded in questions by Amit Paranjpe. Cannot wait to dig into all these books.
Thanks for watching! Do share the episode with your friends and family. 🙏
Fantastic conversation! 🙂
The Marathas dominance in the 18th century, especially post Aurangzeb's demise, with the sole major exception being the unexpected setback in the Third Battle of Panipat, is well documented by both historians and academia. In fact, one good approach to understanding history is to introspect within. It's time that historians, instead of only lauding the Maratha dominations which lasted for only a brief period and is the easiest to do in today's age, analyse the factors owing to which the Marathas were not able to manage a Pan-India empire: was it the deviation from Chattrapati Shivaji's ideal and vision, was it the ruthless raids they carried on in Bengal and Odisha which was as much a part of India and didn't distinct them from some of the tyrants from the Mughal and Sultanate period, or too many egos within the ruling caucus, or other reasons leading to their downfall. By now, we all know the reasons for the downfall of the Mughal empire, post-Aurangzeb, how about understanding why the Maratha empire did not find acceptance, pan-India?
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Peshwa wanted to establish their own cast superiority. Maratha community was divided among different casts during their rule.Even important Maratha Sardars were distrustful of later days Peshvas.Such situation was not there in the days of Bajirao 1st.
Very true 🙌🏻
Please do credit Vijayanagara Empire which halted the march of Islam for more than 200 years towards south.
There is perception among certain groups that marathas fought panipat on behalf of mughals.
How true is this claim?
Technically this is true but logically maratha fought at Panipat to save their power in North India
another west stooge
Community speaking for past ancestors with all clichés. Peshwas could never built beautiful cites or economies. Yes they reserved place to buy, sell lower class women todays Shaniwarwada. Whole kingdom was in constant debts. Practically surrenderd whole kingdom to Britishers. Destroyed raghuji bhosale. Installed Nizam in South. On top of it institutionalised persecution of Shudras..
Hopeless statement. Peshwas made Pune practically the capital of india. They built 17 peths in pune. They provided patronage to travellers, artists, businesses and businessmans. They built shaniwarwada, vishrambuagwada. Moreover, dream of chattrapati shivaji maharaj, of hindavi swarajya was achieved by peshwas. They created fiefdoms, so we had the holkars, scindias, bhonsales, gaikwads. Overall peshwas actually ruled more than chhatrapati. Hence your statement is wrong. Take your words back.
Muh 50000 years of no water
Muh 50000 years of persecution
Muh ancestors sold by Peshwas
Give documented proofs or shut up.
Throw away today's politics from mind for better understanding of History