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Who were better Rajputs or Marathas?

Who were better Rajputs or Marathas?

In terms of warriors, the Rajputs were probably the best and then the Marathas and then the Mughals but Empires are not built on warriors alone but on soldiers, generals, logistics, weaponry, administration, economy etc which the Mughals were much better at than the Marathas.

Why did Rajputs lost to Marathas?

Marathas succeeded where Rajputs failed because they listened to Krishna known as Ranchod-rai (warrior who discretely withdrew from war with fools) in Gujarat.

Did Maratha and Rajput fight?

The Battle of Patan was fought on 20 June 1790 between the Maratha Kingdom of Gwalior supported by Peshwa & Holkar and the alliance formed by the Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur, Kingdom of Jodhpur and Mughals under Ismail Beg which resulted in a decisive Maratha victory.

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Are Rajputs and Marathas same?

It is a general classification of people who were warriors. Marathas are warriors and hence kshatriya of Maharashtra. Rajputs are warriors and kshatriyas for Rajasthan. Many rajputs and maratha have same ancestral links.

Were the Rajputs better than the Mughal Empire?

In terms of warriors, the Rajputs were probably the best and then the Marathas and then the Mughals but Empires are not built on warriors alone but on soldiers, generals, logistics, weaponry, administration, economy etc which the Mughals were much better at than the Marathas.

Were the Marathas better than the Rajputs?

In terms of Military, the Marathas were better than the Rajputs but I don’t think they were as good as the Mughals who had a bigger more organised force. The Marathas too had a huge cavalry but according to sources,the Marathas had very poor generals. The Marathas managed to expand very quickly but they couldn’t maintain that territory.

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What was the cultural impact of the Marathas on India?

The Marathas had little cultural impact in comparison to the Mughals and Rajputs although they were still significant as they built another pan India Empire, albeit for a short time, after the Mughal collapse and it was a key transition between the Mughals and the British. Nowadays, people in India are hating on the Mughals, just for being Muslims.

Why wasn’t the Mughal dynasty destroyed by the Marathas?

Why wasn’t the Mughal dynasty destroyed by the Marathas, who had decidedly suffered much under them, especially Aurangzeb. Unfortunately, there are no letters or documents available yet, detailing point wise as to why the Mughal was preserved.

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