Conquests of Shahu I

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Expansion during the rule of Shahu I in the Maratha Empire.

Chronology

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January 1734: In 1733 the British and Dutch convinced the Mughal general at Hugli to attack Bankipur. He attacked Bankipur and the garrison of only fourteen soldiers escaped and set sail for Europe.

February 1734: After a month it was destroyed by the British and the French.

January 1741: In 1740, the Maratha forces, under Raghoji Bhosale, came down upon Arcot and defeated the Nawab of Arcot.

January 1743: The Marathas briefly controlled Jawhar in 1742, 1758 and 1761.

January 1726: The Marathas made the first successful incursion into Mewar territory in 1725 and, subsequently, continued to exert increasing influence not only on Mewar but also surrounding states.

January 1720: In 1719, an army of Marathas marched to Delhi after defeating Sayyid Hussain Ali, the Mughal governor of Deccan, and deposed the Mughal emperor. The Mughal Emperors became puppets in the hands of their Maratha overlords from this point on.

January 1725: In 1724, Udaji Pawar captured Jhabua State, which remained under his control until 1726. Udaji Pawar was a prominent Maratha general who played a key role in expanding the Maratha Empire's territory. Jhabua State was eventually incorporated into the Maratha Empire as a result of this conquest.

January 1729: Yanaon (Yanam) was a French colony in India. It was abandoned from 1728 to 1731 during a period of conflict between the French and the Mughal Empire.

January 1731: The Dutch abandoned their post in Draksharama in favour of Jaggernaikpoeram.

January 1734: In 1733, Peshwa Bajirao of the Maratha Empire launched a campaign against the Siddis of Janjira. Bajirao's forces, however, did not take Janjira fort, though they captured much of the surrounding area; a favorable treaty gave the Marathas indirect control over virtually all of the Sidi's lands.

September 1740: After the capture of Baçaim in 1740, a peace treaty was concluded, and on 18 September 1740, Chaul was ceded by treaty to the Marathas.

January 1745: Ahmadabad was abandoned in 1744.

January 1738: In 1737, Marathas defeated the Mughals and the Nawab of Bhopal in the Battle of Bhopal, and started collecting tribute from the state.

May 1739: The fort was taken over by the Maratha Army in 1739, ending the Battle of Vasai.

January 1723: Establishment of the Danish outpost of Eddowa.

January 1738: In 1737 the island was captured by the Marathas,.