maratha-----(1674-1818)                               Raigad ----- capital,

credited for the re-establishment of Hindu rule in India.
founded and consolidated by Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhosle

Maratha Empire waged war for 27 years with the Mughals from 1681 to 1707, longest war in the history of India. Shivaji pioneered "Shiva sutra" or Ganimi Kava (guerrilla tactics), After 1761, young Madhavrao Peshwa reinstated the Maratha authority over North India, 10 years after the battle of Panipat..divided and  known as Gaekwads of Baroda, the Holkars of Indore and Malwa, the Shindes of Gwalior and Ujjain, Bhonsales of Nagpur.

anglo maratha wars

 In 1775, the British East India Company intervened in a succession struggle in Pune, which became the First Anglo-Maratha War. Marathas remained the preeminent power in India until their defeat in the Second and Third Anglo-Maratha Wars (1805–1818), which left Britain in control of most of India.