Realm · 1677–1799
Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom
Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom appears on the map from 1677 to 1799. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1677, it covered about 14,694 km².
One of the realms of Maratha Empire (Maratha Confederacy). The Marathas, Marathi-speaking warriors of the western Deccan hills, rose under Shivaji, who used hill forts and swift guerrilla raids to carve a kingdom out of the Bijapur sultanate and the Mughal Empire, crowning himself Chhatrapati in 1674. They survived Aurangzeb's long war against them, and from 1713 real power passed to hereditary chief ministers, the Peshwas, ruling from Pune.
See Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom on the map in 1677
- On the map
- 1677–1799
- Greatest extent
- 1677, about 14,694 km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1677–1699 | 14,694 km² |
| 1700–1712 | 14,104 km² |
| 1713–1737 | 14,610 km² |
| 1738–1798 | 14,312 km² |
| 1799 | 14,312 km² |