Maratha civil war between Shahu and Tarabai factions

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The Maratha civil war between the Shahu and Tarabai factions was an early 18th-century internal power struggle within the Maratha Empire that determined its leadership and paved the way for the rise of the Peshwa’s political dominance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war ⓘ
internal conflict ⓘ
succession struggle ⓘ
aftermath consolidation of Satara court under Shahu I ⓘ
emergence of Peshwa-led Maratha confederacy ⓘ
alternativeName Maratha succession struggle between Shahu and Tarabai ⓘ
Shahu–Tarabai civil war ⓘ
cause dispute over leadership of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
rival claims to the Chhatrapati title ⓘ
succession crisis after death of Aurangzeb ⓘ
conflictWithin Maratha Empire ⓘ
endDate 1731 ⓘ
hasFaction Shahu faction ⓘ
Tarabai faction ⓘ
hasLeader Rajaram I ⓘ
Rajasbai ⓘ
Sambhaji II ⓘ
Shahu I ⓘ
Tarabai ⓘ
historicalContext post-Aurangzeb power vacuum in the Deccan ⓘ
transition from warrior monarchy to bureaucratic-peshwa rule ⓘ
involvesOffice Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
Peshwa of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
linked to: Peshwa
keyFigure Baji Rao I ⓘ
Balaji Vishwanath ⓘ
Dhanaji Jadhav ⓘ
Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi ⓘ
Santaji Ghorpade ⓘ
locatedIn Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Western India ⓘ
mainTheater Kolhapur region ⓘ
Satara region ⓘ
linked to: Satara district
politicalConsequence institutionalization of dual centers at Satara and Kolhapur ⓘ
shift of power from royal house to ministerial elite ⓘ
strengthening of Peshwa as de facto head of Maratha administration ⓘ
primaryIssue control over Maratha sardars and revenue ⓘ
legitimacy of rival Chhatrapati claimants ⓘ
relatedTo Maratha expansion in the 18th century ⓘ
Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ
result creation of a separate Kolhapur branch under Sambhaji II ⓘ
decline of Tarabai’s direct political influence ⓘ
increased central authority of Shahu I ⓘ
recognition of Shahu I as Chhatrapati at Satara ⓘ
rise of Peshwa’s political dominance ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Khed ⓘ
Treaty of Warna ⓘ
division of Maratha royal house into Satara and Kolhapur branches ⓘ
startDate 1707 ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ

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Balaji Vishwanath → militaryConflict → Maratha civil war between Shahu and Tarabai factions ⓘ
Battle of Khed → partOf → Maratha civil war ⓘ
linked to: Maratha civil war between Shahu and Tarabai factions