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The '''Maratha Empire''' or the '''Maratha Confederacy''' was a grouping of Indian states that dominated much of the Indian subcontinent in the 17th and 18th centuries. The empire formally existed from 1674 until 1818. The Marathas are given much of the credit for ending [[Mughal Empire|Mughal rule]] in India.<ref>{{cite journal |first=M. N. |last=Pearson |title=Shivaji and the Decline of the Mughal Empire |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=35 |issue=2 |pp=221–235 |date=February 1976 |jstor=2053980 |subscription=yes |doi=10.2307/2053980}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aqqBPS1TDUgC&pg=PA28 Delhi, the Capital of India By Anon, John Capper, p. 28. "This source establishes the Maratha control of Delhi before the British"]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bXWiACEwPR8C&pg=PA1941-IA82&lpg=PA1941-IA82 An Advanced History of Modern India By Sailendra Nath Sen p.Introduction-14. The author says: "''The victory at Bhopal in 1738 established Maratha dominance at the Mughal court''"]</ref>

The '''Maratha Empire''' or the '''Maratha Confederacy''' was a grouping of Indian states that dominated much of the Indian subcontinent in the 17th and 18th centuries. The empire formally existed from 1674 until 1818. The Marathas are given much of the credit for ending [[Mughal Empire|Mughal rule]] in India.<ref>{{cite journal |first=M. N. |last=Pearson |title=Shivaji and the Decline of the Mughal Empire |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_journal-of-asian-studies_1976-02_35_2/page/221 |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=35 |issue=2 |pp=221–235 |date=February 1976 |jstor=2053980 |subscription=yes |doi=10.2307/2053980}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aqqBPS1TDUgC&pg=PA28 Delhi, the Capital of India By Anon, John Capper, p. 28. "This source establishes the Maratha control of Delhi before the British"]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bXWiACEwPR8C&pg=PA1941-IA82&lpg=PA1941-IA82 An Advanced History of Modern India By Sailendra Nath Sen p.Introduction-14. The author says: "''The victory at Bhopal in 1738 established Maratha dominance at the Mughal court''"]</ref>

The Marathas were a warrior people from the western [[Deccan Plateau]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]]) that rose to prominence by establishing "self-rule of Hindu/Indian people" in their region.<ref>

The Marathas were a warrior people from the western [[Deccan Plateau]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]]) that rose to prominence by establishing "self-rule of Hindu/Indian people" in their region.<ref>