MARATHA ASCENDANCY - Rajaram (1689 - 1706)

Rajaram (1689 - 1706):

- Coronated at Raigrah, but he shifted his head quarters to Jinjee, where devoted Marath Leaders like Ramachandra Pant, Prabjlad Niraji, Dhanaji Jadhar, etc created havoc among the Mughals.

- When jinjee also fell to Mughals (1698), Satara was made the capital.

- On his death, (Rajaram's) his wife, Tarabai became the regent of her infant son, Shivaji II.

- Shivaji II & Tarabai (1700 - 2707) together attached Berar, Baroda & Aurangabad.

- 1707 - Azam Shah, the son of Aurangzeb released Shahu, as his advisor Zulfikar Khan felt that it would lead to a civil war among the Marathas.