Achievements of the Maratha Empire π©
Letter of 2nd July 1792 CE by Diplomat Govindrao Kale to Nana Fadnavis:
"If I were to adequately express all that I have felt upon reading your most inspiring letter giving an account of the crowning glories achieved by Mahadji at Delhi...
Letter of 2nd July 1792 CE by Diplomat Govindrao Kale to Nana Fadnavis:
"If I were to adequately express all that I have felt upon reading your most inspiring letter giving an account of the crowning glories achieved by Mahadji at Delhi...
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I should have to write volumes; still I cannot repress my enthusiasm, and I make myself so bold as to transgress the ordinary limit, and write some of the uppermost thoughts of my mind.
Each single item gives occasion for a separate congratulation...
I should have to write volumes; still I cannot repress my enthusiasm, and I make myself so bold as to transgress the ordinary limit, and write some of the uppermost thoughts of my mind.
Each single item gives occasion for a separate congratulation...
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India extends from Sindhu to southern ocean; beyond Sindhu comes Turkistan; these limits of India have been under Hindu control since the days of Mahabharat. But some of the later Hindu Kings lost their old vigour, and yielded to the Yavanas who thereafter became powerful...
India extends from Sindhu to southern ocean; beyond Sindhu comes Turkistan; these limits of India have been under Hindu control since the days of Mahabharat. But some of the later Hindu Kings lost their old vigour, and yielded to the Yavanas who thereafter became powerful...
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Delhi was captured by the Chagtais; their culminating point came in the reign of the great Emperor Alamgir. Even sacred Janeu received an imposition of Rs. 3/8 for payment of Jaziya, even Pucca Food was offered for sale in shops, and people were compelled to buy it...
Delhi was captured by the Chagtais; their culminating point came in the reign of the great Emperor Alamgir. Even sacred Janeu received an imposition of Rs. 3/8 for payment of Jaziya, even Pucca Food was offered for sale in shops, and people were compelled to buy it...
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This oppression brought on a reaction.
The Epoch-Making Shivaji rose in a small corner to protect the Hindu Dharma.
Thereupon came such luminaries as Peshwa Balajirao and Bhausaheb, who gave fresh light and hope to the whole of India...
This oppression brought on a reaction.
The Epoch-Making Shivaji rose in a small corner to protect the Hindu Dharma.
Thereupon came such luminaries as Peshwa Balajirao and Bhausaheb, who gave fresh light and hope to the whole of India...
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This spirit later on possessed Mahadji Shinde so much, that he was able to fulfil the ancestral purpose.
If We had Tawarikh-Writers like the MusallmΔns, they would have written volumes on Mahadji's victories, for they know how to magnify small things up to the skies...
This spirit later on possessed Mahadji Shinde so much, that he was able to fulfil the ancestral purpose.
If We had Tawarikh-Writers like the MusallmΔns, they would have written volumes on Mahadji's victories, for they know how to magnify small things up to the skies...
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We Hindus are of reverse temperament. We don't speak out even about signal doings. Impossibilities have indeed been achieved.
The Patil-Bava (Mahadji) broke the heads of those who tried to raise them!
All wished him ill luck, but he accomplished his objective dauntlessly!..
We Hindus are of reverse temperament. We don't speak out even about signal doings. Impossibilities have indeed been achieved.
The Patil-Bava (Mahadji) broke the heads of those who tried to raise them!
All wished him ill luck, but he accomplished his objective dauntlessly!..
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This victory will surely bear the desired fruit on the model of the great Shivaji.
Let no evil eye spoil this glorious result...
This victory will surely bear the desired fruit on the model of the great Shivaji.
Let no evil eye spoil this glorious result...
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Not only have territories and kingdoms been acquired by this victory, but the protection of the Vedas and the Shastras, the foundation of Dharma and unmolested worship, the preservation of Brahmins and Cows...
Not only have territories and kingdoms been acquired by this victory, but the protection of the Vedas and the Shastras, the foundation of Dharma and unmolested worship, the preservation of Brahmins and Cows...
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In fact, this suzerain regal power of The Mahrattas, this fame and glory, all have now been achieved and proclaimed in the loudest accents to the world.
To preserve this grandeur will be the glory of Patil Bava and yourself. You must not be remiss in this task...
In fact, this suzerain regal power of The Mahrattas, this fame and glory, all have now been achieved and proclaimed in the loudest accents to the world.
To preserve this grandeur will be the glory of Patil Bava and yourself. You must not be remiss in this task...
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All doubts about our supremacy over India have been set at rest.
Grand Maratha armies must now be stationed on the plains of Lahore, for there exist countless evil-doers, who rejoice at our reverses and try to compass our downfall!"
All doubts about our supremacy over India have been set at rest.
Grand Maratha armies must now be stationed on the plains of Lahore, for there exist countless evil-doers, who rejoice at our reverses and try to compass our downfall!"
SOURCE β The Main Currents Of Maratha History (1933) byΒ GS Sardesai, pages 9 and 10.
Plains of Lahore have indeed still remained the breeding ground of countless evil-doers who rejoice at our reverses and try to encompass our downplay.
Plains of Lahore have indeed still remained the breeding ground of countless evil-doers who rejoice at our reverses and try to encompass our downplay.
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