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17th April
Rise of the Venetian Empire II: Confessions of an Indiaman
The Maratha Confederacy grew out of a rebel movement in southern India against the ruling Mughal Empire. By 1707, the Mughals—an incredibly rich Islamic empire presumably having moved down from the neighbouring countries like Persia—had lost an invasive war against the Marathas. At the historical peak of the Maratha Confederacy, it had the majority of...