"Maratha"@en . . . . . . "1818Z"^^ . . . . "Maratha Empire"@en . "Maratha Confederacy"@en . "The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of the subcontinent, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km\u00B2. The Marathas are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India.The Marathas were a Hindu warrior group from the western Deccan Plateau (present day Maharashtra) that rose to prominence by establishing a Hindavi Swarajya."@en . . . . "1674Z"^^ .