Extracts and Documents relating to Maratha History. (Volume I): Siva Chhatrapati

Enter the world of Siva Chhatrapati as his own age recorded it, not as later legend retold it. History speaks in these pages. Volume I of Surendra Nath Sen's classic "Extracts and Documents relating to Maratha History" offers a disciplined, vivid window onto seventeenth century Indian history, when the Maratha Empire first emerged and began to challenge Mughal power. Bringing together a foundational maratha history sourcebook and indian history documents collection, Sen traces the rise of Maratha power, the early career of Shivaji, and the shifting currents of Maharashtra political history through carefully chosen primary voices and original records. The result is an indispensable maratha empire history book for shivaji maharaj enthusiasts, for Indian history students, and as a reliable reference for academic researchers exploring Mughal-Maratha conflicts and regional state formation. First published in the early twentieth century by one of India's leading modern historians, this volume has long been valued for its meticulous arrangement of primary sources on the Maratha Empire and its clear framing of Shivaji Maharaj historical records. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This heritage edition preserves the authority and textual fidelity of Sen's work while remaining accessible to contemporary readers, equally at home on the desk of a working historian as on the shelf of a classic-literature collector.