@Kirti Kishore why can't we? He was indeed an excellent commander. If I can, I would like to change the name of some Indian army regiments with that of Indian ones. 1st Skinner Horse can be called as Peshwa Baji Rao Cavalry (PBRC). Similarly, 4th Hodson's horse can be renamed as Rani Jhansi Cavalry. Why we need British names when we can have our own 😎
@Kirti Kishore You are sounding too racist. I am a Bengali myself but i don't think it doesn't really matter if it's Rani Laxmi Bai, Maharana Pratap, Peshwa Baji Rao, Rani Chennamma or Prithviraj Chauhan. They all are "our" own
@Kirti Kishore You are not aware of the things it seems. What do you think? Maratha Light infantry has all marathis? Or Jat regiments has got Jats from Haryana and UP? My dear friend, you will always find mixed people in these regiments. South Indian officers will be leading Punjab regiment, Punjabi officers will be leading Gurkhas and so on. Those days are gone when the regiments will have soldiers and officers from the same race. Get your facts clear my civilian friend. You are surely not from Fauji background
Great Video although some minor factual errors. Bajirao was not the son of Shahu. He was the son of the earlier Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath - (Prime minister). Bajirao was busy with southern expedition when Nizam encroached Maratha territories near Pune. Great Presentation skills though.
@@hannanhub1717 because he needed a treaty with someone who would see the terms of the Treaty through. He did not want to create a power vacuum in the Deccan which the Mughals would eventually fill with a new governor. Plus, a regional state next to you, against a larger empire which wants to destroy you is incredibly desirable. Also, because the Nizam sued for peace terms, and killing him then would accrue a bleak fate for Maratha Generals who would be captured in the future wars to come.
Chaturanga ( Gupta Empire ) -> spread to the Sassanians ( Persian ) and then eventually to Arabs -> Europeans. We say the world wasn’t connected but trade, culture and history can teach us a unique lesson about that.
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI to get a short gist you can read the Wikipedia article on maratha empire but if you want to read in detail then I would recommend you to read some good books of which i can recommend some names. Do you stay in India? Are you am avid reader or reader of history?
@@veryfieddoctor7450 imagine them having the budget some of the history channels on TV have. Plus, I'd rather watch blocks fighting than Pawn Stars or that weird "aliens" dude tbh
@Aleksa Petrovic ne znam kako kod vas, mi u Hrvatskoj moramo po zakonu plaćati RTV pristojbu na mjesečnoj bazi za sva ta smeća koja nam vrte na TVu. Radije bih ovakvima pare dao.
Good video, but there are 3 inaccuracies. 1. That is not the Maratha flag. It should be just a plain saffron swallowtail, called Bhagawā Jhendā. The Maratha emperor's (Shahu's) personal flag had a golden border, and was called Zarī Patakā. 2. Shahu was released by the Mughal court AFTER the death of Aurangzeb, not before. 3. Peshwa Bajirao was not the son of king Shahu. He was the son of Balaji Vishwanath, the first Peshwa (Prime Minister) of king Shahu.
The Mughals fell for the same trap which their ancestors used against native Indian armies. Compromising mobility and tactics. Babur had a smaller army but he used tactical prowess and gunpowder weapons to defeat local Indian and afghan armies. The same thing happened in reverse with the Mughals and Marathas.
@@IsmailKhan-sl1qq you should remember the battle of pratapgarh battle of pavan khind battle of kondhana battle of Delhi 1738 battle of bhopal 1737 Mughal Maratha war of 1680-1707.
Bajirao fought over 41 battles and is reputed to have never lost one. His speed used to catch his adversaries offguard. E.g. later in 1737 when he sacked Delhi, his army reached the Delhi in 48 hours, when it usually took 10 days to cover the same distance in those times. Marathas even had formidable navy. Their admiral Kanhiji Angre defeated British, Portuguese and Dutch navies on a number of occasions. These were small battles, not big wars with two navies going head-to-head against one another. Marathas used hit and run tactics not only on the land, but also on the waters. British had technologically advance battleships, whereas Marathas had small, lightweight and faster vessels. Maratha-British naval battles would be an interesting topic to cover.
@ITS FACTZ Those other Regions Revolted only after depletion of Mughal Army's and Treasury for Fighting against Marathas more than 50 years.. U need to give credit for Guerilla Warfare and few Head to Head Battles by Marathas whom gave kick start to other Regions.
@ITS FACTZ Marathas under Bajirao were in a constant state of war with Mughals, Nizam, Portuguese, Siddis, etc expanding Maratha kingdom. His major battles include Maalwa, Dhaar, Aurangabad, Gujarat, Paalkhed, Ahmedabad, Udaypur, Firojabad, Delhi, Bhopal, Vasai, Bundelkhand, Janjira. Many sources I read claim under his rule, Marathas had fought 41 battles. As someone has pointed out rightly here, he did not participate in some of them, like for example battle of Vasai, which was led by his brother Chimajiappa. I don't see why that could be a problem. They may not be as grand as the ones fought by Alexander. I don't see the point in comparison the two. Anyway the main focus of my comment was about his superior battle tactics based on his fast cavalry.
Seems like the war was won before it started in the building of the respective war machines. The mounted Mahrattas (sp?) were just way more mobile than the pursuing Muslim army. They could pillage and burn, unopposed, and avoid any pitched battles until they caught Nizam Ul-Mulk away from his big guns. I don't think it took any great planning. The strategy played itself. All he had to do was be opportunistic, and eventually he was going to wrong-foot Ul-Mulk.
@@harrymills2770 That was the strength of the Maratha cavalry under Bajirao. He managed to move armies of upto 100000 soldiers at speeds very high for that time, covering almost 50 kms a day. Managing the logistics of such a huge army and at this speed is a great achievement. Under Bajirao, the Maratha empire expanded almost tenfold. BTW He fought around 40 battles in his lifetime and won all of them.
The detail you put into the world maps and battle view are outstanding. Thank you so much for all the hard work that goes into these. Most video games wouldn’t make the effort to overlap shadows properly, nor sync the waving of the flags in a more organic matter.
Yes also because Westerners only keep talking about the foreign mughal empire when it comes to India. They forget that Hindu peshwas/marathas were undertaking the Hindu reconquista that was rudely interrupted by the British. Somehow the Westerners don't know enough about Hindu culture and its history as much as they know about mughals or the buddist history of India. It's good to see the west acknowledge Indias rich Hindu past
@@intelligencequipo5095 eh.... No. History is what history is. What amazes me is that Both Indians and Pakistanis go to these historical videos and have comment threads after threads insulting each other. When at the end of the day it means nothing really. It's like O.K. the Mughals ruled India for 400 odd years. Then you have Hindu Muslim arguments in the comments when both India and Pakistan are undeveloped third world countries. You have Muslims and Hindus constantly boasting, where as The Europeans came in and conquered the whole region. It's quite pathetic to be honest. All this boasting from both sides reeks of insecurity
I wish they mentioned more about Marathas in India's History Books.. Bajirao was a such a Great Battle Tactician, No wonder he was said to have never lost a single Battle in his entire Lifetime.
@@lallulallu9294 pahadi rajas of uttrakhand begged aurangzeb to help them against Sikhs while gharwal and Mughals had friendly relations northeast guwahati was conquered by mughal 3 times , tripura and meghalaya were vassals of mughals
@@rachit2238 so losing 3rd battle of Panipat had no effect? It's good to be patriotic but don't be jingoistic.Remember that it was the largest battle of 18th century in the entire world . An ENTIRE GENERATION of military talent was WIPED OUT and you are saying it had no effect.Lol😂😂😂.Had the Marathas won they would have conquered bengal,awadh,Punjab .That means they would have conquered most of North india.their expansion was halted forever by Abdali.Marathas had planned to conquer Afghanistan to get rid of Abdali.That was their mistake.A peace deal with Abdali would have been better as Abdali intended to make peace with Marathas.Afghanistan is known as the 'Graveyard of Empires' for a reason. Nizam ul Mulk was overconfident of his Unparalleled Guns and Cavalry so he lost to Marathas.Marathas were overconfident of their Guns so they lost to Abdali.History repeats itself if you don't learn from it.
@@noName-hr2uf And what do you converted Muslims have anything to be proud about lol? It's like converted Indian Christians saying that they themselves rules India 😂😂😂. I understand your suffering from interiority complex. Khud ka kuch nahi aur doosro ke itihaas ko ungliya dikha rahe hai😂😂😂. Wish you well though. Take care😉
British Field Marshal Bernerd Montgomery in his Concise History of Warfare: "The way Baji Rao outgenerelled Nizam-ul-Mulk at the Battle of Palkhed is a *masterpiece of strategic mobility."*
@@mohammedsajjadhossain8116 Bajirao wasn't alive when Panipat happened, Bajirao died in 1740, 21 years before the 3rd battle of Panipat, which happened during the reign of the 8th Peshwa and Bajirao's son Balaji Rao (In office from 1740-1761 as Peshwa), Bajirao's son Balaji also expanded the Maratha state and took it further, but he underestimated Abdali and Panipat happened, so don't blame Bajirao, he wasn't even alive around Panipat.
@@mohammedsajjadhossain8116 The effect of Panipat must not be understated, the horrifying defeat inflicted huge military and economic loss, and several capable and amazing generals of the Marathas were killed like Sadashiv Rao Bhau, Vishwas Rao Bhat (the eldest son and heir of Balaji Rao and grandson of Bajirao), Ibrahim Khan Gardi, Tukoji Rao Shinde and Shamsher Bahadur (The son of Bajirao and his muslim wife Mastani). Sadashiv Rao Bhau was a capable general and commander and had won several battles and campaigns in the Deccan and the South, but he was not used to the North and Unlike Malharrao Holkar and Raghunathrao, both of whom had deep knowledge of northern India, Sadashivrao was unfamiliar with the personages and politics of the region. This was the main reason for the loss. Panipat also caused many vassals and subordinates of the Marathas to gain confidence and they started revolting and seceding, it also caused political turmoil in the Maratha court. Though Abdali won the battle, he also had heavy casualties on his side and sought peace with the Marathas. Abdali sent a letter to Nanasaheb Peshwa (who was moving towards Delhi, albeit at a very slow pace to join Bhau against Abdali) appealing to the Peshwa . In the end both the Afghans and Marathas had to leave as both had huge casualties and losses after the battle, and it weakened both the Marathas and the Afghans.
@@mohammedsajjadhossain8116 The valour displayed by the Marathas was extolled by Ahmad Shah Abdali in his letter to his ally, Madho Singh, the king of Jaipur. _The Marathas fought with the greatest valour which was beyond the capacity of other races... These dauntless blood-shedders did not fall short in fighting and doing glorious deeds.... Suddenly the breeze of victory began to blow... and the wretched Deccanis suffered defeat._
I belong to the maratha community and actually this model of Palkhed battle is taught in US military. It's a proud moment. There's a glorious history of the Maratha Empire.
@@manisherande4568 Maratha doesn't mean being only Maratha but Maratha included all castes. For ex- Bajirao was Brahmin, Shivaji was Maratha, Tanhaji was Koli, there were people from other castes who fought under Maratha flag. Today's dispensation is more divisive than it was during that time.
@@JSR108 Under Chattrapati Shivaji, the Maratha army was mostly infantry, for waging guerrila warfare in the dense jungles and storng forts of Maharashtra. Bajirao had to battle on plain and ravaged lands. That is why he focused on his cavalry units.
@@allahlesboslu2_9 approach of both was same- both were scared of fighting a pitched battle with Great Mughals😂 Mughal Artillery was a nightmare for both. So , one was a pahadi chuha who always ran from one Mountain to another while another one knew he can't defeat his enemies in a full-on engagement so he seperated his rivals from main portions of their armies like Palkhed where Nizam-ul-mulk was left with only his van guard.
Civil war was fought between shahu and his aunt tarabai. And Bajirao was son of peshwa balaji vishvanath , bajirao become peshwa in 1720 at the age of 20. Btw fantastic video Am from maharashra Native region of Maratha Empire
Using scorched earth tactics on enemy territory is like having your cake and eating it too, and to do it while they follow you away from your territory is like having ice cream on the side.
@@dkh8703 what an achievement. Portugal was in decline after being taken over by the Spanish in 1580, there was more people in any Indian city than all Portugal combined, and they were busy maintaining the empire in 4 continents by the 18th century. He would've had to try hard not to defeat the Portuguese, but our little country maintained colonies in mighty India for 3 centuries.
Jose siprani You are smoking some good weed Marathas didn't exist during the times Of Portugese And Portugese only managed to get a tiny city And were crushed during the maratha rule
@@saurabhponkshe Chattrrapati Shivaji Maharaj ( Hinduve Dharmodharak) , Bharat rakshak ki jai ho 🙏🇮🇳🕉️🚩.. I deeply respect Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj ji bro. Please mujhe galat na samjhe
@@paintyourdreams6492 They lost due to intenal plitics between holkars and peshwas mainly, they did beat british in first anglo- maratha war but lost the second one to duke of wellington who later on claimed that ,arathas were more better organized than napoleon.
Do You know that Shivaji Maharaj was a secular King...search about his personal bodyguard, he was muslim Ibrahim siddi, ibrahim gardi was a general in Maratha army.
There is one common between good warriors. Difficult hard impregnable terrain, hard climatic or political conditions breed hard people. That's fertile ground for every warrior class race that emerge from it. It's true about Afghans, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Rajputs, Sikhs and Marathas. And since humans always tend to prefer settled lives and hate life of constant mobility and manoeuvre most of the big empires have been formed by tribal societies those were forced to live tribal lifestyle on horseback in difficult terrains and climatic conditions or were being forced to drive away from their settlements. It's all about social science not genetics.
well, that was a fast release. After the adventure of Hannibal, the adventure of the Marathi. Do you plan to do something about Shivaji, if I recall correctly, his rise to power was spectacular !
I wish you should know... This battle is so well described because it's well documented in our history... Sadly i never seen history fanatics indians have fond of war geography like this channel creators... Our historians are very bad in terms of writing facts of battles though shivaji might be there in history... In warfare... No
Brilliant video. The depiction of the campaign, the narration and the map locations are awesome. Yes, there are few factual errors. But this is a great video.
By the way I am from Maharashtra native state of Maratha warriors.And also we say "Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj" as he is equally important to us as all the Hindu Gods.
Another amazing video. Indian history is an extremely complex topic, but your videos about it make learning more really enjoyable. Keep up the great work.
@@HistoryMarche You're welcome. I just love to learn about history and your channel makes that experience very fun. I am eagerly looking forward to your next video on the Second Punic War.
Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa was a brilliant strategist and a visionary General. He established the Maratha rule firmly in malwa and north , appointed and nurtured great leaders like Holkars,shindes , Gaikwads , and many more ....
Great job as usual ! However, it would be nice to have a scale for the more detailed and battle maps, in order to have a more precise idea of the swiftness of tthe movements and the size of the battle lines. Cheers :)
I never liked that Bajirao Mastani movie much. But After watching this video I realised that the dialogue from the movie "Bajirao ki raftar hi Bajirao ki pehchan hai Mastani bai”. Was true lol!!
No history has truth you ignorant fool damn sure TH-cam video doesn't unless you were there noone knows truth all history is written account most time decades later and usually 3rd hand account at best
You will find even Montgomery praising Bajirao 1 as a cavalry commander from heaven. He fought 41 battles and never lost a single one. I request HM to so a series on him.
Peshwa Baji Rao would have achieved fame that rivals Caesar had he been alive for a few more years. He died of a heat stroke at an early age of 40. Also Peshwas are Brahmins(priest origin) (different caste than Marathas, the actual kings). His father was Balaji Vishwanath the previous Peshwa and not Shahu the actual king.
@@snehalshete3118 nah bajirao was better, plus shivaji was more of a mountain warrior with ranged armies. but bajirao was fighting in battlefields and winning every war
@@G-neet shivaji did nothing but fight a brilliant guerilla war,credits to him for that. he never fought an actual pitched battle like the maratha peshwas that followed
Operational and strategic superiority is almost guaranteed to defeat tactical superiority in warfare. Throughout his career Bajirao avoided pitched battles, a lesson other generals and commanders of the Maratha Empire followed in earnest, and this allowed them to defeat slower Mughal Armies that were far too conservative to easily adapt to changing nature of warfare. Although it must be said that had any Maratha army faced a Mughal Army in open battle up until 1710, it would have been shattered before the disciplined firepower of North Indian matchlockmen and superior Mughal artillery which was unrivalled in India until the rise of regional powers. The Mughals as well as the Marathas suffered the lack of infrastructure which was necessary to train proper officers and this elmeant that both Empires ( the Marathas became a Confederacy later on) relied on individual talents of nobles. They did employ mercenaries and tried to create a hodge podge system of native recruits commanded by foreign mercenaries, but this only increased expenses and since both these powers spent the majority of their surplus on their military and personal luxury of the nobles, their economies did not yield enough revenue to support modern armies. Once again, a brilliant video, and all Hail Pratapsurya Peshwa Bajirao Ballal!
@@syedazam2568 actually, Marathas only changed the nature of Warfare. In terms of technology, they were severely outdated. Until 1770's most Maratha armies seemed like relics of the past.
@@leaveme3559 the Europeans, the Mughals, the Nawabs of the North and Nizam-ul-Mulk, all commanded superior artillery and musketeer formations in comparison to the Marathas, until a few Maratha states such as the Holkars and the Scindias established professional infantry formations under European mercenaries such as Benoit de Boigne and his Campoo Batallions. It was only the Gardi infantry which could hold its own against a Mughal Army in a pitched battle, but they were far too few to change the fate of a pitched battle. Even at the Third Battle of Panipat, most of the Maratha infantry had brought spears and shields, with only the Gardi infantry using Muskets. Maratha artillery was far too cumbersome and their lighter guns were no match for Mughal horse artillery. They also lacked zamburaks or shaturnals, a common feature among North Indian armies such as those of the Nawab of Awadh. Their artillery was also disorganised, with no standard calibre, no standard draw carriage to transport the guns themselves and an overall hodge podge of a manufacturing infrastructure. Not to mention the fact that the Mughals and North Indians had by the 1650's refined the art of gun making so that their Matchlocks were more accurate and lethal than a musket at a longer range albeit at the cost of firepower. They used both bronze and iron to forge their cannons giving them a lighter weight and more accuracy. North Indian light guns, specifically their horse drawn artillery, were on par with Europe until the 1730's.
A key mistake which all Hindu kings made was to not drive home their advantage and execute the leader of the opposition ... Its like keeping a time bomb under your pillow
@@abubakrmuhammad4164 if the Mughals were able to fully consolidate their hold on Deccan they might have had a reasonable chance at stopping the Brits especially with a highly mobile and effective cavalry force which they lacked in this period.
@@jaythompson5102 mughal empire, like all empires was already in decline, with succession wars and break away provinces. The presence of central power required to keep land unified was already non existent. There were just too many divisions among the people themselves, which the brits capitalized on. There was no way mughals would regroup, nor was there enough time for some other dynasty to reconquer india before brits made their hold. and as a side note: army of brits which conqured india were mainly made up of indians themselves. (signifying the divisions)
@@abubakrmuhammad4164 actually there was had the marathas not lost the battle of panipat and lost much of its nobility brits would have never been able to intervene and takeover bengal....panipat destroyed marathas...not to forget even after this maratha still held there ground and defeated the brits in the first war and had a stale mate in the 2nd
@@abubakrmuhammad4164 you certainly might be right these what ifs of history are hard to quantify usually. My theory is that the Brits preyed upon the divisions within the greater society on the subcontinent and that had the Marathas not been so worn down its possible that they could have fended off the British and created effective means of guarding the coasts if they came back.
Ahh...Bajirao wasnt the Son of Shahu Maharaj..He was the Prime Minister of Marathas appointed by King Shahu who would take the rule of Marathas further under the name Peshwa
7:37 son and Peshwa of maratha king shahu?? That's wrong, in the movie he was not son of shahu. But son of previous Peshwa (i.e Prime Minister) of King 👑 shahu🤔 Edit: Now I suspect other facts.
This was great . If you find the battle of Delhi 1737. That's way more interesting. How Bajirao invaded Mughal capital of Delhi evading larger armies on the way. Actually it was a surgical strike with a force of 50000 cavalry
The graphics used are one of the best. Viewer quite easily come to know about topography and the terrain. Some mistakes with facts, but it felt good to watch the video with such details. Support from Maharashtra, India 🇮🇳
Marathas : captured Afghanistan attock in just 37 years. Mughals: took 500 years to come do deccan and got defeated and the katwa aurangzeb dream was devastated with his death 😂😂. And I don't know how leftist say mughal captured whole india. There were cholas and then vijayanagar in South, ahoms in North East and marathas in deccan how the hell they captured whole india.
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Really excited to see the Mughal Maratha wars and finally here it is
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Hey man, another great video.
One question though, do you plan to make videos on Nadir Shah's campaigns?
@@sakshampandey7342 Interesting question bro
@@sakshampandey7342 The most interesting will be the battle of Karnal
Who discovered the blitzkrieg ?
Germans : We
Bajirao : Hold my Beer
actually blitzkrieg is invented by mongols 500 year ego
Bajirao was indeed one of the finest generals from India
- Field Marshal BL Montgomery
@Kirti Kishore why can't we? He was indeed an excellent commander. If I can, I would like to change the name of some Indian army regiments with that of Indian ones. 1st Skinner Horse can be called as Peshwa Baji Rao Cavalry (PBRC). Similarly, 4th Hodson's horse can be renamed as Rani Jhansi Cavalry. Why we need British names when we can have our own 😎
@Kirti Kishore You are sounding too racist. I am a Bengali myself but i don't think it doesn't really matter if it's Rani Laxmi Bai, Maharana Pratap, Peshwa Baji Rao, Rani Chennamma or Prithviraj Chauhan. They all are "our" own
@Kirti Kishore You are not aware of the things it seems. What do you think? Maratha Light infantry has all marathis? Or Jat regiments has got Jats from Haryana and UP? My dear friend, you will always find mixed people in these regiments. South Indian officers will be leading Punjab regiment, Punjabi officers will be leading Gurkhas and so on. Those days are gone when the regiments will have soldiers and officers from the same race. Get your facts clear my civilian friend. You are surely not from Fauji background
Great Video although some minor factual errors. Bajirao was not the son of Shahu. He was the son of the earlier Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath - (Prime minister). Bajirao was busy with southern expedition when Nizam encroached Maratha territories near Pune. Great Presentation skills though.
Dada tumhi ikde. Bara watla. From a subscriber of yours.
Not your subscriber but chagal vatal ekade marathi mansala pahun. Will join you soon.
why did baji rao did not kill nizam
@@hannanhub1717 because he needed a treaty with someone who would see the terms of the Treaty through.
He did not want to create a power vacuum in the Deccan which the Mughals would eventually fill with a new governor.
Plus, a regional state next to you, against a larger empire which wants to destroy you is incredibly desirable.
Also, because the Nizam sued for peace terms, and killing him then would accrue a bleak fate for Maratha Generals who would be captured in the future wars to come.
I had commented on your video on battle of kharada 1795 to check out kings and generals and history marche channels 😅😅😅
Well, they say chess was invented in India. Not hard to believe that.
Chaturanga ( Gupta Empire ) -> spread to the Sassanians ( Persian ) and then eventually to Arabs -> Europeans. We say the world wasn’t connected but trade, culture and history can teach us a unique lesson about that.
Bajirao : "All this while, I had been waiting for you here in Palkhed"
Nizam: * Suprised Pikachu face *
Bajirao: *I am speed.*
Napolion you also watch kings and generals. Am I right
THE Emperor
Pace ws his identity
@Maharaja Gulab Singh fuck
@Maharaja Gulab Singh what is meant by chad??
Maneuver warfare combined with scorched earth. The Maratha had pretty good military leadership.
Yes, this military leader Bajirao fought 41 battles and didnt lose any.
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI to get a short gist you can read the Wikipedia article on maratha empire but if you want to read in detail then I would recommend you to read some good books of which i can recommend some names. Do you stay in India? Are you am avid reader or reader of history?
@@KMS_BISMARK Raut is a surname you will find in Maharashtra and Orissa as well
They did. Then internal conflicts made them lose against the british
@@mobilestreamer9040😢😢 yes too much decentralisation
This kind of content needs to be on TV regularly
Luckly smart T.V.s are a thing.
Blocks fighting? Come on man
@@veryfieddoctor7450 imagine them having the budget some of the history channels on TV have. Plus, I'd rather watch blocks fighting than Pawn Stars or that weird "aliens" dude tbh
@@renatokozaric1067 history Marche is exceptional guy, yes i would wish too to have some real history on TV.
@Aleksa Petrovic ne znam kako kod vas, mi u Hrvatskoj moramo po zakonu plaćati RTV pristojbu na mjesečnoj bazi za sva ta smeća koja nam vrte na TVu. Radije bih ovakvima pare dao.
Good video, but there are 3 inaccuracies.
1. That is not the Maratha flag. It should be just a plain saffron swallowtail, called Bhagawā Jhendā. The Maratha emperor's (Shahu's) personal flag had a golden border, and was called Zarī Patakā.
2. Shahu was released by the Mughal court AFTER the death of Aurangzeb, not before.
3. Peshwa Bajirao was not the son of king Shahu. He was the son of Balaji Vishwanath, the first Peshwa (Prime Minister) of king Shahu.
Sahi kaha bahu ... Love from u.p.
good info dude i like it
Correct ahe
Bro can you share that yes Chad meme template that you have on your profile pic
that looks more like the Macedonian flag but with a saffron background
The Mughals fell for the same trap which their ancestors used against native Indian armies. Compromising mobility and tactics. Babur had a smaller army but he used tactical prowess and gunpowder weapons to defeat local Indian and afghan armies. The same thing happened in reverse with the Mughals and Marathas.
Jib Ran and yet afghan and Turks ruled you for a thousand years and remember the third battle of panipat lol
@@IsmailKhan-sl1qq Current situation? 🤣 you and your piece shit of countries living off drug money and grant from foreign countries 🤣
@@IsmailKhan-sl1qq 1000 years? Can you elaborate?
@@IsmailKhan-sl1qq you should remember the battle of pratapgarh battle of pavan khind battle of kondhana battle of Delhi 1738 battle of bhopal 1737 Mughal Maratha war of 1680-1707.
@@IsmailKhan-sl1qq 1000 years? From which year to which year dear illeterate?
Bajirao fought over 41 battles and is reputed to have never lost one. His speed used to catch his adversaries offguard. E.g. later in 1737 when he sacked Delhi, his army reached the Delhi in 48 hours, when it usually took 10 days to cover the same distance in those times.
Marathas even had formidable navy. Their admiral Kanhiji Angre defeated British, Portuguese and Dutch navies on a number of occasions. These were small battles, not big wars with two navies going head-to-head against one another. Marathas used hit and run tactics not only on the land, but also on the waters. British had technologically advance battleships, whereas Marathas had small, lightweight and faster vessels. Maratha-British naval battles would be an interesting topic to cover.
@ITS FACTZ Most of them weren't major battles.
Maratha are clearly a inspiration that never give up from rags to riches from one fort to whole india isn't that enough source for yu
It's facts
@ITS FACTZ Those other Regions Revolted only after depletion of Mughal Army's and Treasury for Fighting against Marathas more than 50 years.. U need to give credit for Guerilla Warfare and few Head to Head Battles by Marathas whom gave kick start to other Regions.
@ITS FACTZ Marathas under Bajirao were in a constant state of war with Mughals, Nizam, Portuguese, Siddis, etc expanding Maratha kingdom. His major battles include Maalwa, Dhaar, Aurangabad, Gujarat, Paalkhed, Ahmedabad, Udaypur, Firojabad, Delhi, Bhopal, Vasai, Bundelkhand, Janjira. Many sources I read claim under his rule, Marathas had fought 41 battles. As someone has pointed out rightly here, he did not participate in some of them, like for example battle of Vasai, which was led by his brother Chimajiappa. I don't see why that could be a problem. They may not be as grand as the ones fought by Alexander. I don't see the point in comparison the two. Anyway the main focus of my comment was about his superior battle tactics based on his fast cavalry.
@@cooldude-co9kg It was Shambhuraje who was captured
Bajirao kept playing catch me if u can😉. What a master tactician, he forced the enemy to face the site chosen by him for battle.
Yes indeed
Seems like the war was won before it started in the building of the respective war machines. The mounted Mahrattas (sp?) were just way more mobile than the pursuing Muslim army. They could pillage and burn, unopposed, and avoid any pitched battles until they caught Nizam Ul-Mulk away from his big guns. I don't think it took any great planning. The strategy played itself. All he had to do was be opportunistic, and eventually he was going to wrong-foot Ul-Mulk.
A master tactician who pillaged and burnt cities of innocent people who had nothing to do with the conflict.
@@noName-hr2uf Mughals weren't any good either
@@harrymills2770 That was the strength of the Maratha cavalry under Bajirao. He managed to move armies of upto 100000 soldiers at speeds very high for that time, covering almost 50 kms a day. Managing the logistics of such a huge army and at this speed is a great achievement. Under Bajirao, the Maratha empire expanded almost tenfold. BTW He fought around 40 battles in his lifetime and won all of them.
Nizam: You dare to use my own spells against me Bajirao?
Bajirao's entire battle plan boiled down to " Can't touch this ! "
The detail you put into the world maps and battle view are outstanding. Thank you so much for all the hard work that goes into these. Most video games wouldn’t make the effort to overlap shadows properly, nor sync the waving of the flags in a more organic matter.
Glad you like them!
Sir plz make a video on battle of Anglo - maratha war
What an amazing work! Bajirao was indeed greatest Indian cavalry general. Awaiting for more Maratha history videos. Keep up the good work!!
I've never seen so many Indian people happy in the comments. Congrats, with how things were progressing, it was obvious Bajirao would win.
Yes also because Westerners only keep talking about the foreign mughal empire when it comes to India. They forget that Hindu peshwas/marathas were undertaking the Hindu reconquista that was rudely interrupted by the British. Somehow the Westerners don't know enough about Hindu culture and its history as much as they know about mughals or the buddist history of India. It's good to see the west acknowledge Indias rich Hindu past
@@vineetv LOL! Panipat 3 was a good Example bruh
@@intelligencequipo5095 it's amazing to me how people get so salty watching history. Both sides.
@@thatindiandude4602 history is root of all evils
@@intelligencequipo5095 eh.... No. History is what history is. What amazes me is that Both Indians and Pakistanis go to these historical videos and have comment threads after threads insulting each other. When at the end of the day it means nothing really. It's like O.K. the Mughals ruled India for 400 odd years. Then you have Hindu Muslim arguments in the comments when both India and Pakistan are undeveloped third world countries. You have Muslims and Hindus constantly boasting, where as The Europeans came in and conquered the whole region. It's quite pathetic to be honest. All this boasting from both sides reeks of insecurity
I wish they mentioned more about Marathas in India's History Books.. Bajirao was a such a Great Battle Tactician, No wonder he was said to have never lost a single Battle in his entire Lifetime.
Exctaly including santaji and Dhanjai brothers who literally destroy mugals
Have you heard about Sambhaji Raje, 120 Battles, all victories....Bajirao I think is overrated
But wet his pants in front of british lol
@@varadramkrishna6314 Lol I have never heard of this guy so who did he defeat apart from cow worshippers?
@@shehryarr612 Lol he was bajirao 2 not bajirao the first who screwed portuguese, mughals, rajpoots and nizam.
*I CAN'T BELIEVE IT*
*HE ACTUALLY MADE A VIDEO ON MUGHAL-MARATHA WARS*
i love him
He makes video on everyone. The most secular history channel of youtube.
Yeah I knw it's been Deccan history time on TH-cam recently 😂
because i requested him to make on the 3rd panipat battle many time
@@himanshudutta8341 marathas were great warriors.
@@Xaviergonzalez85 that's why i requested him
Hindu Reconquista.Your mughal empire map is incorrect.They had no territory in Nepal, Sikkim,Bhutan and Northeast India.
Mughals also could never defeat pahadi nd garhwal kingdoms. Mewar was also free from mughals for the most part
@@lallulallu9294 that's why they are the most proud Hindus.Time to reclaim whole Bharatvarsh.
@Blowing winds 🍃 ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ।କିନ୍ତୁ ଏବେ ମଦ,ମାଂସ ଓ ଅନୈତିକ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ ଯୋଗୁ ଆମ ଜାତି ର ଅଧପତନ ଘଟୁଛି।
@@lallulallu9294 pahadi rajas of uttrakhand begged aurangzeb to help them against Sikhs while gharwal and Mughals had friendly relations northeast guwahati was conquered by mughal 3 times , tripura and meghalaya were vassals of mughals
Thanks a million for covering Indian history, pls keep continuing, u r doing great !!!
It's my pleasure
@@HistoryMarche You should cover his entire campaign, I'm sure Bajirao would remind us of Hannibal.
1:20 "They were the MARATHAS" when narrator said it felt so good. Proud to be Maharashtrian 🇮🇳🇮🇳
@@cooldude-co9kg Shivaji insulted alamgir in his own court left the court by facing back to the throne, ye nahi bolega tu😂
@@rachit2238 so losing 3rd battle of Panipat had no effect?
It's good to be patriotic but don't be jingoistic.Remember that it was the largest battle of 18th century in the entire world . An ENTIRE GENERATION of military talent was WIPED OUT and you are saying it had no effect.Lol😂😂😂.Had the Marathas won they would have conquered bengal,awadh,Punjab .That means they would have conquered most of North india.their expansion was halted forever by Abdali.Marathas had planned to conquer Afghanistan to get rid of Abdali.That was their mistake.A peace deal with Abdali would have been better as Abdali intended to make peace with Marathas.Afghanistan is known as the 'Graveyard of Empires' for a reason. Nizam ul Mulk was overconfident of his Unparalleled Guns and Cavalry so he lost to Marathas.Marathas were overconfident of their Guns so they lost to Abdali.History repeats itself if you don't learn from it.
@@noName-hr2uf And what do you converted Muslims have anything to be proud about lol? It's like converted Indian Christians saying that they themselves rules India 😂😂😂.
I understand your suffering from interiority complex. Khud ka kuch nahi aur doosro ke itihaas ko ungliya dikha rahe hai😂😂😂.
Wish you well though. Take care😉
Hell Im not even Maharashtrian but I'm proud of what a bright champ Bajirao would have been, lol.
@@abhishekgote3208 🤣🤣🤣
British Field Marshal Bernerd Montgomery in his Concise History of Warfare:
"The way Baji Rao outgenerelled Nizam-ul-Mulk at the Battle of Palkhed is a *masterpiece of strategic mobility."*
Soon gt fucked though
@D16 Borze and then abdali and friends were defeated by marathas and punjabis lol
@@mohammedsajjadhossain8116 Bajirao wasn't alive when Panipat happened, Bajirao died in 1740, 21 years before the 3rd battle of Panipat, which happened during the reign of the 8th Peshwa and Bajirao's son Balaji Rao (In office
from 1740-1761 as Peshwa), Bajirao's son Balaji also expanded the Maratha state and took it further, but he underestimated Abdali and Panipat happened, so don't blame Bajirao, he wasn't even alive around Panipat.
@@mohammedsajjadhossain8116 The effect of Panipat must not be understated, the horrifying defeat inflicted huge military and economic loss, and several capable and amazing generals of the Marathas were killed like Sadashiv Rao Bhau, Vishwas Rao Bhat (the eldest son and heir of Balaji Rao and grandson of Bajirao), Ibrahim Khan Gardi, Tukoji Rao Shinde and Shamsher Bahadur (The son of Bajirao and his muslim wife Mastani).
Sadashiv Rao Bhau was a capable general and commander and had won several battles and campaigns in the Deccan and the South, but he was not used to the North and Unlike Malharrao Holkar and Raghunathrao, both of whom had deep knowledge of northern India, Sadashivrao was unfamiliar with the personages and politics of the region. This was the main reason for the loss.
Panipat also caused many vassals and subordinates of the Marathas to gain confidence and they started revolting and seceding, it also caused political turmoil in the Maratha court.
Though Abdali won the battle, he also had heavy casualties on his side and sought peace with the Marathas. Abdali sent a letter to Nanasaheb Peshwa (who was moving towards Delhi, albeit at a very slow pace to join Bhau against Abdali) appealing to the Peshwa . In the end both the Afghans and Marathas had to leave as both had huge casualties and losses after the battle, and it weakened both the Marathas and the Afghans.
@@mohammedsajjadhossain8116 The valour displayed by the Marathas was extolled by Ahmad Shah Abdali in his letter to his ally, Madho Singh, the king of Jaipur.
_The Marathas fought with the greatest valour which was beyond the capacity of other races... These dauntless blood-shedders did not fall short in fighting and doing glorious deeds.... Suddenly the breeze of victory began to blow... and the wretched Deccanis suffered defeat._
I belong to the maratha community and actually this model of Palkhed battle is taught in US military. It's a proud moment. There's a glorious history of the Maratha Empire.
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2. MUGHAL💚💚
3.MARATHA🧡🧡
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@@anonymous._.aliover There's no place for Mughal strategist as they have won all the battles through deceit and backstabbing.
But Bajirao was bramhin...
Sure now they are decadent superiorities
@@manisherande4568 Maratha doesn't mean being only Maratha but Maratha included all castes. For ex- Bajirao was Brahmin, Shivaji was Maratha, Tanhaji was Koli, there were people from other castes who fought under Maratha flag. Today's dispensation is more divisive than it was during that time.
Thanks for covering this..
Bajirao was not shahus son,He was a son of his minister.Balaji
Baji rao was probably the most Brilliant Cavalry commander and supremely gifted strategist of 18 th century india.
Sambhaji Raje: umm Amateur....
Look at achievements of 2nd Chattrapati Of Maratha Empire
@@varadthube4851 He said Commander not King
Sambhaji Maharaj was Chhatrapati king.
Bajirao Was Military commander and peshwa not king.
@@varadthube4851 bhava bajirao che pan nav kadhi tar ghet ja fakt Brahman aslymule evdh rag ka?
Your wonderful voice increases the excitement of the battle. Thank you very much for these wonderful videos.
God, I love this channel so much. Just had a hard day and you made me happy!
Glad you enjoy it!
@@HistoryMarche Can you please cover more battles of Light cavalry and horse archers?
Thanks in advance
@@HistoryMarche please do one on sikh vs mughal battles
@@HistoryMarche hi
''The supreme art of war is to submit your enemy without figthting'' - Sun Tzu.
The greatest maratha cavalry commander - Shrimant Peshwa Bajirao Ballal Bhat 🙏🚩
I disagree it's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
@@JSR108 Under Chattrapati Shivaji, the Maratha army was mostly infantry, for waging guerrila warfare in the dense jungles and storng forts of Maharashtra. Bajirao had to battle on plain and ravaged lands. That is why he focused on his cavalry units.
@@JSR108 the approach of Shivaji Maharaj and Bajirao was completely different , Shivaji Maharaj was more focussed of mountain warfare
@@JSR108 Both are equally great. 🚩🚩
@@allahlesboslu2_9 approach of both was same- both were scared of fighting a pitched battle with Great Mughals😂
Mughal Artillery was a nightmare for both.
So , one was a pahadi chuha who always ran from one Mountain to another while another one knew he can't defeat his enemies in a full-on engagement so he seperated his rivals from main portions of their armies like Palkhed where Nizam-ul-mulk was left with only his van guard.
Civil war was fought between shahu and his aunt tarabai.
And Bajirao was son of peshwa balaji vishvanath , bajirao become peshwa in 1720 at the age of 20.
Btw fantastic video
Am from maharashra
Native region of Maratha Empire
He said Sambhaji II not sambhaji
why did baji rao did not kill nizam
@@hannanhub1717 because he wanted to use him for political purposes
@@abhishek_sikarwar oh sorry I first heard sambhaji only
@@hannanhub1717 restoring old temple is less costly than building New
Thanks!
Please make more videos on Indian history .
Thank you so much for the support.
@@HistoryMarche please make more videos on maratha empire please
1:21 when I heard Marathas ... got goosebumps🔥🚩
Same here
Same here 👍
This absolute gem of a channel. You keep giving content beyond my expectations.. Thank you very much
Wow, thank you!
Using scorched earth tactics on enemy territory is like having your cake and eating it too, and to do it while they follow you away from your territory is like having ice cream on the side.
He used similar tactics in all the 41 battles he fought in his life and never lost any. He defeated the mughals and even the portuguese
@@Raut-warrior He and chimani defeated Portuguese in straight aswell as strategic battles.
@@dkh8703 what an achievement. Portugal was in decline after being taken over by the Spanish in 1580, there was more people in any Indian city than all Portugal combined, and they were busy maintaining the empire in 4 continents by the 18th century. He would've had to try hard not to defeat the Portuguese, but our little country maintained colonies in mighty India for 3 centuries.
Jose siprani
You are smoking some good weed
Marathas didn't exist during the times
Of Portugese
And Portugese only managed to get a tiny city
And were crushed during the maratha rule
@@human3213 Stupid maratha portuguese wars is a detailed topic. Just do your research!
Shivaji the great🇮🇳🚩
Bajirao undefeatable 🇮🇳🚩
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj* please. i know you didn't know, and it's okay. henceforth please remember ❤️🙏🏻
@@saurabhponkshe Chattrrapati Shivaji Maharaj ( Hinduve Dharmodharak) , Bharat rakshak ki jai ho 🙏🇮🇳🕉️🚩..
I deeply respect Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj ji bro. Please mujhe galat na samjhe
Amazing Hindu warrior. Had he lived long life prosparity Justice and harmony would have been florished.
I see Maratha battle i like and subscribe at speed of light...
Great video, 10/10
Thank you sir. Welcome to the channel.
Bro can you do a video on Battle of Salher it's also a masterpiece strategic battle@@HistoryMarche
This video is great and pretty accurate...
Bajiirao consolidated Maratha Empire by use of Speed and Surprise using Cavalry as his main wepon...
I’m thrilled!! I shared this video with everyone in my family and with all my friends.
Kudos to the great Marathas who conquered whole of India in such a short time 🙌♥️ they reduced the mughals to only Delhi and around
but maratha;s almost surendered to britisers
@@paintyourdreams6492 They lost due to intenal plitics between holkars and peshwas mainly, they did beat british in first anglo- maratha war but lost the second one to duke of wellington who later on claimed that ,arathas were more better organized than napoleon.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is that you Mohammad?
I’m Muslim myself but I cannot help admiring Sivaji and the Mahrattas. Great warriors.
Shivaji *Maharaj*
Do You know that Shivaji Maharaj was a secular King...search about his personal bodyguard, he was muslim Ibrahim siddi, ibrahim gardi was a general in Maratha army.
your faith really shouldn't have anything to do with admiring great historical figures who fights were just
@gandabacha2963dayum he vetrayed and revolted against mughal emperor so probably
There is one common between good warriors. Difficult hard impregnable terrain, hard climatic or political conditions breed hard people. That's fertile ground for every warrior class race that emerge from it. It's true about Afghans, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Rajputs, Sikhs and Marathas. And since humans always tend to prefer settled lives and hate life of constant mobility and manoeuvre most of the big empires have been formed by tribal societies those were forced to live tribal lifestyle on horseback in difficult terrains and climatic conditions or were being forced to drive away from their settlements. It's all about social science not genetics.
well, that was a fast release. After the adventure of Hannibal, the adventure of the Marathi. Do you plan to do something about Shivaji, if I recall correctly, his rise to power was spectacular !
I wish you should know... This battle is so well described because it's well documented in our history... Sadly i never seen history fanatics indians have fond of war geography like this channel creators... Our historians are very bad in terms of writing facts of battles though shivaji might be there in history... In warfare... No
At some point, yes.
@@HistoryMarche Thank you so much. I will be waiting
Don’t forget the Ahoms of Assam as well and the Vijayanagara Empire
@@parag_Parag what do you mean by in warfare no?
What a marvellous bit of strategic thinking. It's like a chess game.
yeah, and take into account that there were no phones or things to communicate at the time and this kind of organization is really impressive
Every war is just like chess game
Chess game was inspired by battle field
Amazing! It's always great to see more collab with HEB love both your content!
Hey KHK, there's more to come :)
Brilliant video. The depiction of the campaign, the narration and the map locations are awesome. Yes, there are few factual errors. But this is a great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I requested for this battle on many channels .Thank you history marche
I hope you will make more video on Indian history.Btw I have seen all your videos and every video is a masterpiece.
By the way I am from Maharashtra native state of Maratha warriors.And
also we say "Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj" as he is equally important to us as all the Hindu Gods.
@@-ShantanuShinde how Can a human be considered equal to god?he was just another creation of god.why give him equal status?
Another amazing video. Indian history is an extremely complex topic, but your videos about it make learning more really enjoyable. Keep up the great work.
So nice of you
@@HistoryMarche You're welcome. I just love to learn about history and your channel makes that experience very fun. I am eagerly looking forward to your next video on the Second Punic War.
Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa was a brilliant strategist and a visionary General. He established the Maratha rule firmly in malwa and north , appointed and nurtured great leaders like Holkars,shindes , Gaikwads , and many more ....
Great job as usual ! However, it would be nice to have a scale for the more detailed and battle maps, in order to have a more precise idea of the swiftness of tthe movements and the size of the battle lines.
Cheers :)
Thanks for the tips!
1:21 when he says 'they were the Marathas' had a depth
❤
That promotion caught me off guard more than Bajirao did to Nazim
Kick ass job History Marche!!!!
One year later... Let's play Empire Total War with the Marathas!🛡🏹⚔
I never liked that Bajirao Mastani movie much. But After watching this video I realised that the dialogue from the movie "Bajirao ki raftar hi Bajirao ki pehchan hai Mastani bai”. Was true lol!!
That's the genius of Bajirao portrayed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in all of its glory.
Dude u ar real youtuber who dont promot one faction but shows truth
No history has truth you ignorant fool damn sure TH-cam video doesn't unless you were there noone knows truth all history is written account most time decades later and usually 3rd hand account at best
another masterpiece by historymarche. well done, first time seeing this sphere of the globe and their battles
You will find even Montgomery praising Bajirao 1 as a cavalry commander from heaven. He fought 41 battles and never lost a single one. I request HM to so a series on him.
Most of them are raid not battle
@@A_Shanto that's why word battles not wars maybe skirmishes should be a proper word.
@@A_Shanto butthurt mulli
@@shobhitshukla5697 you comments proved your iq levels
@@A_Shanto yes its burning
Baji Rao was not Sahu's son, He was his minister/general but no blood relation
He said bajirao is Sahu's Peshva son not sahu son
Peshwa Baji Rao would have achieved fame that rivals Caesar had he been alive for a few more years. He died of a heat stroke at an early age of 40. Also Peshwas are Brahmins(priest origin) (different caste than Marathas, the actual kings). His father was Balaji Vishwanath the previous Peshwa and not Shahu the actual king.
BAJIRAO FOUGHT MORE THAN 40 BATTLES AND WON ALL. HE WAS UNDEFEATED
Thank you for this video cant believe is missed this gem from you
Woah totally up there with cannae. I frigin love this channel
Surrounding a warlord in a declining empire is not the same as annihilating one of the largest Roman armies ever assembled.
@@fxllen6159 Marathas weren't at their peak and lacked cannons 😀
Bajirao was one of the greatest Hindu warriors 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩. We Indians 🇮🇳 are proud of him..🙏🙏🙏
Chhatrapati Shivaji maharaj was best
@@snehalshete3118 nah bajirao was better, plus shivaji was more of a mountain warrior with ranged armies. but bajirao was fighting in battlefields and winning every war
@Gaytanity 638 ofc the muslim guy gonna say shit 😂😂💯
Vikramaditya was the best
@@G-neet shivaji did nothing but fight a brilliant guerilla war,credits to him for that. he never fought an actual pitched battle like the maratha peshwas that followed
Operational and strategic superiority is almost guaranteed to defeat tactical superiority in warfare.
Throughout his career Bajirao avoided pitched battles, a lesson other generals and commanders of the Maratha Empire followed in earnest, and this allowed them to defeat slower Mughal Armies that were far too conservative to easily adapt to changing nature of warfare.
Although it must be said that had any Maratha army faced a Mughal Army in open battle up until 1710, it would have been shattered before the disciplined firepower of North Indian matchlockmen and superior Mughal artillery which was unrivalled in India until the rise of regional powers.
The Mughals as well as the Marathas suffered the lack of infrastructure which was necessary to train proper officers and this elmeant that both Empires ( the Marathas became a Confederacy later on) relied on individual talents of nobles.
They did employ mercenaries and tried to create a hodge podge system of native recruits commanded by foreign mercenaries, but this only increased expenses and since both these powers spent the majority of their surplus on their military and personal luxury of the nobles, their economies did not yield enough revenue to support modern armies.
Once again, a brilliant video, and all Hail Pratapsurya Peshwa Bajirao Ballal!
Agree, Military, Marathas had no problem. It was their politics and government hold as both Peshwa and Chattrapathi wanted power
@@syedazam2568 actually, Marathas only changed the nature of Warfare.
In terms of technology, they were severely outdated. Until 1770's most Maratha armies seemed like relics of the past.
@@sakshampandey7342 in comparison to whom Europeans ?
@@leaveme3559 the Europeans, the Mughals, the Nawabs of the North and Nizam-ul-Mulk, all commanded superior artillery and musketeer formations in comparison to the Marathas, until a few Maratha states such as the Holkars and the Scindias established professional infantry formations under European mercenaries such as Benoit de Boigne and his Campoo Batallions.
It was only the Gardi infantry which could hold its own against a Mughal Army in a pitched battle, but they were far too few to change the fate of a pitched battle.
Even at the Third Battle of Panipat, most of the Maratha infantry had brought spears and shields, with only the Gardi infantry using Muskets.
Maratha artillery was far too cumbersome and their lighter guns were no match for Mughal horse artillery. They also lacked zamburaks or shaturnals, a common feature among North Indian armies such as those of the Nawab of Awadh. Their artillery was also disorganised, with no standard calibre, no standard draw carriage to transport the guns themselves and an overall hodge podge of a manufacturing infrastructure.
Not to mention the fact that the Mughals and North Indians had by the 1650's refined the art of gun making so that their Matchlocks were more accurate and lethal than a musket at a longer range albeit at the cost of firepower.
They used both bronze and iron to forge their cannons giving them a lighter weight and more accuracy.
North Indian light guns, specifically their horse drawn artillery, were on par with Europe until the 1730's.
@@sakshampandey7342 what could be the reason for this?....
Amazed to see Bajirao 's mobility. Salute to him
A key mistake which all Hindu kings made was to not drive home their advantage and execute the leader of the opposition ... Its like keeping a time bomb under your pillow
What do you mean? Could you please elaborate?
@@mangopudding5979 prithviraj Chauha...search about him and you will know....
Excellent choice of content, these battles were some of the most consequential in world history.
actually they are the opposite of consequential. who ever controlled india didnt matter once british took over. so yh, not consequential
@@abubakrmuhammad4164 if the Mughals were able to fully consolidate their hold on Deccan they might have had a reasonable chance at stopping the Brits especially with a highly mobile and effective cavalry force which they lacked in this period.
@@jaythompson5102 mughal empire, like all empires was already in decline, with succession wars and break away provinces. The presence of central power required to keep land unified was already non existent. There were just too many divisions among the people themselves, which the brits capitalized on. There was no way mughals would regroup, nor was there enough time for some other dynasty to reconquer india before brits made their hold.
and as a side note: army of brits which conqured india were mainly made up of indians themselves. (signifying the divisions)
@@abubakrmuhammad4164 actually there was had the marathas not lost the battle of panipat and lost much of its nobility brits would have never been able to intervene and takeover bengal....panipat destroyed marathas...not to forget even after this maratha still held there ground and defeated the brits in the first war and had a stale mate in the 2nd
@@abubakrmuhammad4164 you certainly might be right these what ifs of history are hard to quantify usually. My theory is that the Brits preyed upon the divisions within the greater society on the subcontinent and that had the Marathas not been so worn down its possible that they could have fended off the British and created effective means of guarding the coasts if they came back.
After saw battle of hatten in this channel, i interested in history.Thnak you HistoryMarche !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great quality work. I love how you cover a wide range of topics and not just Eurocentric ones.
🚩🚩Tutega lekin kabhi zhukega nahi Maratha 🚩🚩 Jai Bhavani 🚩🚩Jai Shivaji 🚩🚩
Great Video on Maratha empire, Peshwa Bajirao was a Great military commander and Strategist
Jay Thompson
Nope
Marathas destroyed mughals
Mughals can't even fight afghans
You work fast bro I thought it would be a while before another masterpiece
Bajirao ki raftar hi Bajirao ki pehchan hai 😎🚩🇮🇳
Speed of Bajirao is Bajirao identity 😎🚩🇮🇳
Nicely informative video. I like hearing about little known periods in history. Great job.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@HistoryMarche---Your welcome. 😊👍
Thank you so much for enlightenment of some legendary indian kings & commander
Thanks
Cheers for the tip! Much appreciated!
@@HistoryMarche after that bajirao fought battle of bhopal and delhi.
Ahh...Bajirao wasnt the Son of Shahu Maharaj..He was the Prime Minister of Marathas appointed by King Shahu who would take the rule of Marathas further under the name Peshwa
7:37 son and Peshwa of maratha king shahu?? That's wrong, in the movie he was not son of shahu. But son of previous Peshwa (i.e Prime Minister) of King 👑 shahu🤔
Edit: Now I suspect other facts.
He was not son of shahu. He was shahus senapati.
This was great .
If you find the battle of Delhi 1737.
That's way more interesting.
How Bajirao invaded Mughal capital of Delhi evading larger armies on the way.
Actually it was a surgical strike with a force of 50000 cavalry
Thanks for the video!
Brilliant. I love the battles in India you do. More please!
Cheete ki chaal, baaz ki nazar aur bajirao ki talwaar par sandeh nahi karte, kabhi bhi maat de sakti hai.... Nizam learnt it the hard way
The Wind and The Marathas never came into the hands of the enemies 🚩🧡🕉️
We will support ur Chanel with all we can do ❤️ we appreciate ur work keep going 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you so much 😀
Sikh empire shown in NW could rise because of Mughal Maratha wars which made Mughals weak , sikhs took advantage of this
@Sarvesh sadly our early education ministers never let this history bubble up .. there has been historic injustice to the history of Marathas .
Please make videos on.
Battle of Lahore (1759)
Battle of peshawar( 1758)
Battle of delhi (1737)
Three Anglo maratha wars
Also
Battle of panipat (1761)
battle of peshawar and lahore were won with help of sikhs
@@ਗੁਰਸਿਮਰਸਿੰਘ yes we know that but we respected Sikh community in Maharashtra .
Any Empire Total War(game) fans?
Maratha Empire is OP in it 🔥🔥
Hell yeaaaaaaahhhhh!!!
HistoryMarche you the real MVP bro i love you ❤️
Great work HistoryMarche!
Many thanks!
Love this channel!
Thank you!
I love your voice its like from medieval times. Make more videos I salute you.
The graphics used are one of the best. Viewer quite easily come to know about topography and the terrain. Some mistakes with facts, but it felt good to watch the video with such details. Support from Maharashtra, India 🇮🇳
Maratha Empire belongs to and is loved by all Hindus
3:04 Factual error: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was born on 19 Feb "1630" and not in 1627.
Marathas : captured Afghanistan attock in just 37 years.
Mughals: took 500 years to come do deccan and got defeated and the katwa aurangzeb dream was devastated with his death 😂😂.
And I don't know how leftist say mughal captured whole india. There were cholas and then vijayanagar in South, ahoms in North East and marathas in deccan how the hell they captured whole india.
They history was never given too much attention during 40 years congrass rule
And then the Afghans whooped the Marathas at Panipat and re-took Attock...
I’d never thought it’d be this enjoyable watching someone get the run-around only to be trapped and caught.
😂. Bajirao...💪
HistoryMarche is by far the best channel on TH-cam for historical events!
Damn I’m so late World Peace already began
Hehe