Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Maratha War of Independence 1680 CE to 1707 CE Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1: Political Background after 1680

• a Death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and succession issues
• b Mughal policy under Aurangzeb in the Medieval Deccan
• c Political condition of the Maratha State in 1680

Module 2: Reign of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj (1681–1689)

• a Accession of Sambhaji Maharaj
• b Conflicts with the Mughals, Portuguese, and Siddhis
• c Capture, trial, and Martyrdom of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj

Module 3: Reign of Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj and Maharani Tarabai (1689-1707)

• a Succession and Key role of Rajaram Maharaj during Crisis period
• b Maharani Tarabai as symbol of Maratha Resistance and Strength
• c Bravery of Maratha Commanders (1689-1707)

Module 4: Administration, Warfare, and Historical Significance

• a Nature of Maratha Warfare and Guerrilla War Strategy
• b Administrative and economic conditions during Crisis period
• c Significance of the Maratha war of Independence and its outcome

Text Books

• 1 Kulkarni, A. R. (1996). Maratha polity. Rawat Publications.
• 2 Kulkarni, A. R. (1996). Maharashtra in the Age of Shivaji. Pune: Deshmukh & Co.
• 3 Sarkar, J. (1946). Shivaji and His Times (6th ed.). Calcutta: Orient Longmans.

Reference Books

• Gordon, S. (1993). The Marathas 1600–1818. Cambridge University Press.
• Sarkar, J. (1973). History of Aurangzib (Vol. 4). Orient Longman.
• Sarkar, J. (1973). History of Aurangzib (Vol. 5). Orient Longman.
• Sardesai, G. S. (1946). New history of the Marathas (Vol. 1). Phoenix Publications.
• Eaton, R. M. (2005). A social history of the Deccan, 1300–1761: Eight Indian lives. Cambridge University Press.
• Pearson, M. N. (2003). The Indian Ocean. Routledge.
• Bernier, F. (1968). Travels in the Mughal Empire (A.D. 1656–1668) (A. Constable, Trans.). Oxford University Press. Khafi Khan. (1980). Muntakhab-ul-lubab (S. M. Haq, Trans.). Asiatic Society of Bengal.
• Grant Duff, J. (1921). A history of the Mahrattas (Vol. 1). Oxford University Press.
• Orme, R. (1805). Historical fragments of the Mogul Empire. London.
• Bayly, C. A. (1996). Empire and information. Cambridge University Press.
• Pearson, M. N. (1976). Merchants and rulers in Gujarat. University of California Press.
• Grant Duff, J. (1921). A history of the Mahrattas (Vol. 1). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
• Orme, R. (1805). Historical fragments of the Mogul Empire. London, UK: F. Wingrave.
• Bayly, C. A. (1996). Empire and information: Intelligence gathering and social communication in India, 1780–1870. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
• Pearson, M. N. (1976). Merchants and rulers in Gujarat. Berkeley, USA: University of California Press.