Maratha Collection

Pollilur / Mercenaries
Attack by the forces of Hyder Ali and son Tipu Sultan at Pollilur on Bailles under- strength British army. The Indian army included French mercenaries (pictured top)

Group of Marathas during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1819), between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire, India. Date: 1818

Mahadji Scindia, Maratha ruler, Gwalior, Central India
Mahadji Scindia (Mahadaji Shinde, 1730-1794), a Maratha ruler of the Maratha Empire, a state of Gwalior in central India. late 18th century

Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First

Sultans of the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur
Eight rulers of the house of Bijapur including Sultan Yusuf Adil Shah (1450-1510) on the throne, Ibrahim I and Ali I at left, and Ibrahim II, Muhammad at right

Surrender of Asirghar Fort, India, 9 April 1819, bringing an end to the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1819). Date: 1819

Rescue of Lieutenant-Colonel Macgregor Murray, Battle of Talneir (Talnar, Thalner), India, 1818, part of the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1819). Date: 1818

General Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) fording the River Kaitna, Battle of Assaye, western India, 23 September 1803

Mahratta (Maratha) ethnic group of peasant warriors, India. Date: 1843

Florence, Italy - Cascine - Monument to an Indian Maharajah
Florence, Tuscany, Italy - at the east end of the Parco delle Cascine - Monumento all Indiano (Monument to the Indian), more specifically the Monument to the Maratha Maharajah of Kohlapur

Bazaar or Fair in a Maratha Camp, India
A Bazar in Seendhiyas camp. A bazaar or fair in a Maratha Camp, showing a long avenue lined with stalls. A Maratha or Mahratta is a member of one of the major Hindu Kshatriya (warrior) groups (castes)

A Maratha Priest, India. The Maratha are an Indian warrior caste, found predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. Date: circa 1902

An Ukhara, with a view of the British Residents camp. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

Procession of the Taziya, India
The Procession of the Taziya. Chup Tazia is the name in India and Pakistan given to an annual religious procession held by Twelver Shia Muslims to commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophets grandson

Brahmins at a feast in a Maratha Camp, India
A Mahratta Surdar entertaining Brahmins. Brahmins at a feast in a Maratha Camp. Some are playing musical instruments while others are eating, and servants are carrying dishes of food

Army of India Medal, 1799-1826, with clasps: Kirkee and Poona.Awarded to Jemadar Dawoodjee Israel.Relating to the 2nd Bn, 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry.Associated with the Battle of Kirkee

Ochterlony Monument, Kolkata, India
The Shaheed Minar formerly known as the Ochterlony Monument, Kolkata, India - erected in 1828 in memory of Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, commander of the British East India Company

The Junum-ushtoomee
A group dancing surrounded by musicians and other seated groups of figures. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

A meena of Jajur
Meenas are a caste of Hindus. A man with a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other with a quiver slung across his back. He is dressed in white with a turban on his head

A girl dancing the Kuharwa
A girl dancing with a small group of people around her some which a playing musical instruments.. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

A muhunt and gosaeens
A horseman with a shield slung across his back and carrying a lance surrounded by armed retainers on foot.. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

A Mahratta Pandit and his Family, India
A Mahratta Pandit and his Family. A pandit sits on a carpet outside a tent. A pandit is a scholar or teacher, particularly one skilled in Sanskrit and Hindu law. 1809

Maratha Family, India
A superb photographic postcard depicting a Maratha Family. A Maratha is a member of one of the major Hindu Kshatriya (warrior) groups (castes)

Maratha Caste in India - Musicians
Individuals of the Maratha Caste in India singing Bhujan or religious hymns. There are a whole host of men, women, and children, some with instruments

Sivaji Deifies Aurungzeb
The Maratha leader Shivaji defies the Mogul emperor Aurugzeb at Delhi

Attack on Geriah
Geriah Fort, northwest India, stronghold of Maratha pirate Tulagee Angria, is attacked and taken by a combined British/Portuguese force under admirals Pocock and Watson

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