Write brief:Discuss the reasons behind the end of the Maratha rule.

1.	Write brief:Discuss the reasons behind the end of the Maratha rule.
Answer» The reasons behind the end of Maratha rule were: (a) After the death of Mahadji Shinde and Nana Phadnavis, the Maratha power started declining. (b) Raghunathrao’s son, Bajirao II the Peshwa did not have leadership qualities which could create solidarity among the Maratha Sardars. (c) Maratha power got weakened due to these differences among the Maratha Sardars. (d) The supremacy of the Marathas declined in the North and the South during the period of Bajirao II. (e) The British dethroned the Maratha power and became the rulers

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The reasons behind the end of Maratha rule were:

(a) After the death of Mahadji Shinde and Nana Phadnavis, the Maratha power started declining.

(b) Raghunathrao’s son, Bajirao II the Peshwa did not have leadership qualities which could create solidarity among the Maratha Sardars.

(d) The supremacy of the Marathas declined in the North and the South during the period of Bajirao II.

(e) The British dethroned the Maratha power and became the rulers

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