@book{197790,
	author = {Narayan Prasad Kota},
	title = {MARATHA AND RISE OF AFGHAN POWER},
	publisher = {Peridot Literary Books},
	year = {2022},
	address = {Delhi},
	edition = {1},
	note = {Maratha and Rise of Afghan Power is a historical study of the expansion of the Maratha Empire in India in the 17th–18th centuries and its interaction with the rise of Afghan political and military power, especially under leaders like Ahmad Shah Durrani. The book examines the decline of Mughal authority, Maratha strategies and statecraft, and the conflict between Maratha and Afghan forces that shaped northern Indian politics in the mid‑18th century}
}