Marathas
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Gwalior, with its massive fort, emerged as a prominent city in modern times at the beginning of the nineteenth-century, when it became the capital of a state ruled by the Scindia (Shinde) dynasty. Located at a strategic point, between northern India and the Deccan, the city has long been shaped by…
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The great 17th-century Maratha leader, Chhatrapati Shivaji, is known for his military strategy and diplomacy. While he commanded over 300 forts during his reign, it’s interesting to analyse how Pratapgad—the site of the famous battle between Shivaji and Afzal Shah in 1659, and the first and only…
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In art historical studies, patronage can be understood as the social relations of art production and consumption on the part of the artist and the person or an institution for whom or by the help of whom the work is done. A study of art patronage under Maharaja Sayajirao III of Baroda in a social…
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