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This is a list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states.
The word Maratha is derived from the word Maharatthi - Maharatta.[1] The Rathikas were the mighty people of Maharashtra. The Rathikas were also called Rashtriks. Hence it was referred to as Maharashtrik. The nation of Maharashtriks was identified as Maharashtra.
According to R. G. Bhandarkar, the term Maratha is derived from Rattas, a tribe which held political supremacy in the Deccan from the remotest time. The Rattas called themselves Maha Rattas or Great Rattas, and thus the country in which they lived came to be called Maharashtra, the Sanskrit of which is Maha-rashtra.[2] In the Harivamsa, the Yadava kingdom called Anaratta is described as mostly inhabited by the Abhiras (Abhira-praya-manusyam). The Anartta country and its inhabitants were called Surastra and the Saurastras, probably after the Rattas (Rastras) akin to the Rastrikas of Asoka's rock Edicts, now known as Maharashtra and the Marathas.[3]
- ^ Vaidya C.V., History of Medieval Hindu India, pg.281
- ^ The Peoples of India. CUP Archive. 2017. p. 53.
- ^ Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1974). Man in India. A.K. Bose. p. 40.