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Definition of Maratha in English: Maratha(also Mahratta) noun məˈratəməˈrɑːtəməˈrädə A member of the princely and military castes of the former Hindu kingdom of Maharashtra in central India. The Marathas rebelled against the Moguls and in 1674 established their own kingdom. They came to dominate southern and central India but were later subdued by the British. 马拉地人(印度中部原马哈拉施特拉王国的贵族和军队成员,马拉地人起义反抗穆斯林莫卧尔帝国的统治并于1674年在史瓦吉领导下建立了自己的王国,他们逐渐控制了印度的南部和中部,后被英国人征服) Example sentencesExamples - It was fought against the Mahrattas, a formidable Hindu confederacy of warriors and marauders who dominated much of Central India.
- In the eighteenth century, many Rajput states came under control of Marathas and, by the early nineteenth century, the British.
- What better way to round off the celebrations than with a Maratha pageant to capture the valour of the great Marathas!
- It fails to record as to how and why the Marathas, Jats, Sikhs and others rose in revolt.
- It was during his reign that the Hindu Marathas became active in the north-western Deccan (modern Maharashtra state) under their dynamic leader Shivaji.
- The Marathas built this in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the city still retains its ancient, ageless character.
- He maintained cordial relations with the Moguls, the British, the Marathas and every power.
- Yet, just 10 years later, the Marathas inflicted on the Britishers, what was probably the biggest defeat they ever faced in India.
- The British finally defeated the Marathas and established themselves in the Red Fort by early nineteenth century when the British resident became the de facto ruler of Delhi.
- There is acute struggle for political, social and cultural supremacy between various castes in India and in Maharashtra particularly between the Brahmins and Marathas.
- The British were much more disciplined and organized than the Marathas, the people they finally conquered.
- After one of the wars, the victorious Marathas decided to honour a valiant British officer who died in action.
- Zulfikar Ali Khan who persevered to overthrow the Marathas, was made the first Nawab of the Carnatic in 1690 with control over all the territories south of the Krishna.
- Gond groups that have been influenced by northern peoples such as Marathas, however, follow northern customs in determining marriage partners.
- But Cornwallis hemmed him in by securing the military co-operation of the Nizam and the Marathas in 1792, and Wellesley cut short his experiments in 1799.
- In the north, Bengalis, Kashmiris, Punjabis, Gujaratis, Rajputs, and Marathas are among the prominent groups.
- Hindu Marathas rise up and control another large section of India.
- The Marathas aside, the British were very nervous about Tipu's success and never ceased their complicity against him.
- In the shrine of Lord Chandramouleeswarar, the tutelary deity of the Marathas, the priests intone the mantras as the lingam is bathed in milk, sandalwood paste and water.
- His orthodoxy had alienated large sections of the population which were hitherto allied to or at peace with the Mughals, among these were the Marathas, the Sikhs and the Rajputs.
OriginVia Hindi from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭra 'great kingdom'. Rhymesbarter, Bata, cantata, carter, cassata, charter, chipolata, ciabatta, darter, desiderata, errata, garter, imprimatur, Inkatha, Jakarta, Magna Carta, martyr, Odonata, passata, persona non grata, rata, Renata, Río de la Plata, serenata, sonata, Sparta, starter, strata, taramasalata, tartar, Tatar, Zapata Definition of Maratha in US English: Maratha(also Mahratta) nounməˈrädə A member of the princely and military castes of the former Hindu kingdom of Maharashtra in central India. Example sentencesExamples - The Marathas built this in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the city still retains its ancient, ageless character.
- It fails to record as to how and why the Marathas, Jats, Sikhs and others rose in revolt.
- In the north, Bengalis, Kashmiris, Punjabis, Gujaratis, Rajputs, and Marathas are among the prominent groups.
- After one of the wars, the victorious Marathas decided to honour a valiant British officer who died in action.
- Hindu Marathas rise up and control another large section of India.
- It was fought against the Mahrattas, a formidable Hindu confederacy of warriors and marauders who dominated much of Central India.
- His orthodoxy had alienated large sections of the population which were hitherto allied to or at peace with the Mughals, among these were the Marathas, the Sikhs and the Rajputs.
- The British were much more disciplined and organized than the Marathas, the people they finally conquered.
- The Marathas aside, the British were very nervous about Tipu's success and never ceased their complicity against him.
- In the eighteenth century, many Rajput states came under control of Marathas and, by the early nineteenth century, the British.
- There is acute struggle for political, social and cultural supremacy between various castes in India and in Maharashtra particularly between the Brahmins and Marathas.
- He maintained cordial relations with the Moguls, the British, the Marathas and every power.
- What better way to round off the celebrations than with a Maratha pageant to capture the valour of the great Marathas!
- Zulfikar Ali Khan who persevered to overthrow the Marathas, was made the first Nawab of the Carnatic in 1690 with control over all the territories south of the Krishna.
- It was during his reign that the Hindu Marathas became active in the north-western Deccan (modern Maharashtra state) under their dynamic leader Shivaji.
- The British finally defeated the Marathas and established themselves in the Red Fort by early nineteenth century when the British resident became the de facto ruler of Delhi.
- Gond groups that have been influenced by northern peoples such as Marathas, however, follow northern customs in determining marriage partners.
- In the shrine of Lord Chandramouleeswarar, the tutelary deity of the Marathas, the priests intone the mantras as the lingam is bathed in milk, sandalwood paste and water.
- Yet, just 10 years later, the Marathas inflicted on the Britishers, what was probably the biggest defeat they ever faced in India.
- But Cornwallis hemmed him in by securing the military co-operation of the Nizam and the Marathas in 1792, and Wellesley cut short his experiments in 1799.
OriginVia Hindi from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭra ‘great kingdom’. |