Analyze how the Marathas structured their administration, taxation, and military to sustain a massive state.
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Hook regarding Shivaji's strict instructions on protecting trees.
Details civilian administration rules and the judicial system.
Chhatrapati Shivaji instituted a relatively centralized administration. He abolished hereditary posts—a common practice under the Sultans and Mughals—and instead paid salaries directly from the state treasury.
Visual grid of the eight ministers.
Details the Chauth, Sardeshmukhi, and cavalry divisions.
To fund their vast expanding empire, the Marathas established a unique revenue system. They levied chauth (a 25% tax) and sardeshmukhi (an additional 10% on top of chauth) from provinces that were not directly under their rule.
Explains the navy's role and Kanhoji Angre's defiance of European passes.
Chhatrapati Shivaji took a revolutionary step to secure the west coast: he established a full-time, dedicated Maratha Navy. In contrast, the mighty Mughals and Bijapur Sultanate only used merchant ships with limited defensive capabilities.
Key administrative terms.