Mewar & Maratha relations

Language: English
Pages: 385


About the Book

With the disintegration of the Mughal Empire power vacuum was created at the centre in India. The Rajput and Maratha powers were in a position to take advantage of the situation and take the centre stage. But both the powers miserably failed to fill the power vacuum. This gave a chance again to a foreign power to take advantage and fill the political void. The East India Company found an opportunity to step in to captures political power in India. This book presents an objective assessment of the circumstances leading to this phenomenon. This work gives evidences in proof of its assertion that the Marathas and the Rajputs did not possess leadership which could take stock of the situation and make moves for united effort to replace the Mughal power. More over there was lack of unity among the Marathas and Rajput themselves. Various states of Rajputana could not overcome their self interests. Among the Marathas the leadership of Peshwa was only nominal and various power centers emerged which did not have the sagacity to act in unison. An effort has been made in this work to analyze the steps which if taken would have brought about unity and change the course of history, although this is matter of the realm of ifs and buts of history.


About the Author


Prof. K.S. Gupta was born in Barreda, Bhilwara district, on April 27, 1932. He did his M.A. in 1955, LL.B. in 1956 and Ph.d. in 1961. He was selected for Higher Education service of Government Rajasthan in 1957 and as a lecturer in the M.L.S. University in 1965.He retired from also University in 1992 as Professor and head of History Department. After his retirement he remained visiting professor in Dr. Harisingh Gaud University Sagar and Rajasthan Vidyapeeth Ud