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Write brief essay on Chauth and Sardeshmukhi.

  • UPSC 2003
  • The Eighteenth Century

Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were the twin fiscal instruments through which Shivaji and his successors financed the Maratha state and projected Maratha power well beyond the boundaries of the Swarajya — understanding what each actually was, and was not, is central to understanding Maratha state formation itself.

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  • Chauth: Definition and Character
  • Sardeshmukhi: Definition and Character
  • Political Significance

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