The Maratha Confederacy and the Mughal Empire

Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was the founder of the Maratha Confederacy.

Baji Rao I, also known as Bajirao Ballal Bhat, was the Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Maratha Empire from 1720 to 1740. He is credited with expanding the Maratha Empire to its greatest extent.

Satara was the capital of the Maratha Confederacy from 1707 to 1749.

Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, granted Shivaji the title of Raja in 1674.

Peshwa was the title of the Maratha prime minister.

Shivaji, the Maratha ruler, signed the Treaty of Purandar with the Mughals in 1665.

Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, granted the Marathas the right to collect taxes in the Deccan.

Shivaji, the Maratha ruler, was known as the 'Lion of Maharashtra'.

Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao, the Maratha ruler, signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British in 1802.

Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, granted the Marathas the right to collect taxes in the Carnatic.

Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao, the Maratha ruler, was known as the 'Great Peshwa'.