The weapons of the marathas

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Maratha's are a group of castes in India found predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Marathas are people of India, famed in history as yeoman warriors and champions of Hinduism".The Maratha group of castes is a largely rural class of peasant cultivators, landowners, and soldiers.They reside primarily in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
The greatest Maratha king was shivaji
also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the Chhatrapati (Monarch) of his realm at Raigad.
He let the resistance against the mughals
His greatest exploit was the killing of afzal khan
He was also called the protector if Hinduism

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