Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was the founder of the Maratha Confederacy.

Baji Rao I, also known as Bajirao Ballal Bhat, was the Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Maratha Empire from 1720 to 1740. He is credited with expanding the Maratha Empire to its greatest extent.

Satara was the capital of the Maratha Confederacy from 1707 to 1749.

Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, granted Shivaji the title of Raja in 1674.

Sadashivrao Bhau, the commander-in-chief of the Maratha army, defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Panipat in 1761.

Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, died during the Battle of Samugarh in 1708.

Peshwa was the title of the Maratha prime minister.

Shivaji, the Maratha ruler, signed the Treaty of Purandar with the Mughals in 1665.

Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, granted the Marathas the right to collect taxes in the Deccan.

Shivaji, the Maratha ruler, was known as the 'Lion of Maharashtra'.

Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, defeated the Marathas at the Battle of Khajwa in 1708.

Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao, the Maratha ruler, signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British in 1802.

Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, granted the Marathas the right to collect taxes in the Carnatic.

Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao, the Maratha ruler, was known as the 'Great Peshwa'.

Muhammad Shah, the Mughal emperor, defeated the Marathas at the Battle of Delhi in 1737.