Under the leadership of Peshwa Bajirao I, the Marathas launched a calculated campaign targeting the Portuguese on the pretext of demanding the customary tribute — one-tenth of revenue or production.
As Sohoni points out, one of the queen mothers of the Bijapur Sultanate was a Maratha woman called Panji Khanum. Then there was Shahaji Bhonsale, Shivaji’s father, who served as the military chief of ...