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A Brief History of Maharashtra
Two slides connecting ancient Maharashtra with the Maratha period and modern statehood.
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1. Ancient Maharashtra
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ROCK-CUT HERITAGE · ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
01 · Roots
Ancient
Maharashtra
A crossroads of trade, faith, and Deccan power long before the modern state existed.
c. 1st century BCE
The Satavahanas make the Deccan a major inland and coastal trade zone.
2nd BCE–6th CE
Ajanta’s rock-cut monasteries become a landmark of Buddhist art and learning.
A layered past: Satavahana, Vakataka, Chalukya, and Yadava rule shaped the region.
2. From Swarajya to statehood
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SWARAJYA · ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
02 · Power to identity
From Swarajya
to statehood
The Maratha movement turned regional memory into political imagination. Modern Maharashtra gave it a new civic home.
1674
Shivaji Maharaj is crowned at Raigad, formalising the ideal of Hindavi Swarajya.
18th century
The Peshwas expand Maratha influence across much of the Indian subcontinent.
1 May 1960
Maharashtra is formed as a Marathi-speaking state after the reorganisation of Bombay State.
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