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Short #thread on some of the valuable contributions of Mahadji Scindia to re-establish Hindu policies at Delhi in 1789.
1789 was the 1st centenary year of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Punyatithi. So, these events assume a special significance too.
Short #thread on some of the valuable contributions of Mahadji Scindia to re-establish Hindu policies at Delhi in 1789.
1789 was the 1st centenary year of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Punyatithi. So, these events assume a special significance too.
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1789, Jan: Mahadji Scindia re-acquired Delhi, and incorporated it into the Maratha confederacy. He remarks in a letter:
"Just like Satara, Delhi is also now our Sansthan. To put it in order is upto us."
[Sansthan = Semi-autonomous state within empire/confederacy]
#Delhi
1789, Jan: Mahadji Scindia re-acquired Delhi, and incorporated it into the Maratha confederacy. He remarks in a letter:
"Just like Satara, Delhi is also now our Sansthan. To put it in order is upto us."
[Sansthan = Semi-autonomous state within empire/confederacy]
#Delhi
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In the early 1789, Nana Fadnavis (influential minister of Peshwa) wrote to Mahadji Scindia:
"Restoration of the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir is appropriate for Hindu Dharma..."
In the early 1789, Nana Fadnavis (influential minister of Peshwa) wrote to Mahadji Scindia:
"Restoration of the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir is appropriate for Hindu Dharma..."
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The 3rd #thread in the series on the history of Firearms & Gunpowder Use in Indian subcontinent.
This thread covers the period, in which Indian powers underwent modernisation & military reforms.
#Gunpowder #History #Hindutva #MilitaryHistory
The 3rd #thread in the series on the history of Firearms & Gunpowder Use in Indian subcontinent.
This thread covers the period, in which Indian powers underwent modernisation & military reforms.
#Gunpowder #History #Hindutva #MilitaryHistory
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Maratha & Mysore armies started modernising in the 1760s & 70s. British accounts state, that Marathas had rocket technology before Mysore's Tipu Sultan.
Maratha rockets 'annoyed' the British in the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775), whereas British faced Mysore rockets in 1792.
Maratha & Mysore armies started modernising in the 1760s & 70s. British accounts state, that Marathas had rocket technology before Mysore's Tipu Sultan.
Maratha rockets 'annoyed' the British in the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775), whereas British faced Mysore rockets in 1792.
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Modern manufacturing processes, training and logistics required a substantial financial cost.
In the 1780s, Mahadji Scindia consolidated his hold over north India. He hired Benoit de Boigne, a Frenchman, to reorganize his finances and training.
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Modern manufacturing processes, training and logistics required a substantial financial cost.
In the 1780s, Mahadji Scindia consolidated his hold over north India. He hired Benoit de Boigne, a Frenchman, to reorganize his finances and training.
#MahadjiScindia
