The Rise Of the Marathas Notes

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Class 9 Social science The Rise Of the Marathas provides concise notes, important questions and MCQ practice aimed at CBSE and Bihar Board students to help revise Shivaji’s rise, Maratha administration and later expansion. Main sub-topics: Shivaji’s early campaigns (Afzal Khan, Bijapur), guerrilla tactics and hill forts, Ashta Pradhan council and key offices, revenue levies like chauth and sardeshmukhi, Treaty of Purandar (1665) and Shivaji’s coronation (1674), rise of the Peshwas and the Maratha confederacy. For Class 9 learners preparing for chapter tests, quick revision and board-pattern mock tests on Merit Spring ROH.

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Class 9 Social science The Rise Of the Marathas
Shivaji’s early campaigns: Bijapur conflicts and Afzal Khan encounter
Guerrilla warfare, hill forts and supply-line tactics
Ashta Pradhan: roles of Peshwa, Amatya, Senapati and other ministers
Revenue system: chauth and sardeshmukhi explained
Treaty of Purandar (1665) and its consequences
Shivaji’s coronation (1674) and later Peshwa-led expansion

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What is The Rise Of the Marathas chapter about?

The chapter traces how Maratha power emerged under Shivaji, covering key battles, administrative reforms, revenue measures and later expansion under the Peshwas. It focuses on military strategy, governance structures and major treaties that shaped Maratha rise.

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How to prepare The Rise Of the Marathas for a chapter test?

Start with topic-wise notes, memorise key events and names, practise MCQs for factual recall and solve important questions for longer answers; finish with a timed chapter test to check speed and accuracy.

What are the key people and dates I must remember from this chapter?

Remember Shivaji’s major actions, the Afzal Khan episode, Treaty of Purandar (1665) and Shivaji’s coronation (1674); also note important figures like the Peshwa, Senapati and Bijapur leaders for short-answer questions.

What is the difference between chauth and sardeshmukhi?

Chauth was a tax (one-fourth) claimed for protection or non-aggression, while sardeshmukhi was an additional ten percent levy claimed as a hereditary right by the Marathas; both were important revenue sources during expansion.

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