01054nam a2200217   4500008004100000020001800041037002600059041001200085082001900097100002400116245003700140250000600177260004000183300000800223500046000231650003100691650002400722650003900746650002200785650002900807260124b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789390393244  cGiftednRRRLF,Kolkata  aEnglish  bNAR/MAa954.03  aNarayan Prasad Kota  aMARATHA AND RISE OF AFGHAN POWER  a1  aDelhibPeridot Literary Booksc2022  g280  aMaratha 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  aMaratha Empire — History  aAfghans — History  aIndia — History — 18th century  aBattles — India  aPanipat, Battle of, 1761