1 Articles by
Aneesh Gokhale
Author of 'Brahmaputra, The Story of Lachit Barphukan' and 'Battles of the Maratha Empire'
Culture and History
Third Battle of Panipat: Temple destruction and Jihad of the barbaric hordes, the valiant Marathas and the far-reaching effects of the loss
By the 1750s, Marathas had grown strong so as to be able to annex Malwa, Gujarat, Odisha, Berar as also some parts of the Ganga Jamuna Doab and Bundelkhand.