Peshwâvignette|Représentation de Peshwâ Les Peshwâ sont les Premiers ministres de l'Empire marathe, empire indien qui exista de 1679 à 1814. La charge deviendra rapidement héréditaire et ce sont les Peshwas qui exerceront la direction de l'empire. Lorsqu'il crée l'empire marathe, le général Shivâjî Bhonsla (1630-1680) qui se proclamera Chhatrapati, crée un conseil consultatif de ministres, l'Ashtapradhan, pour l'aider dans son gouvernement.
Central Provinces and BerarThe Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India and later the Dominion of India which existed from 1903 to 1950. It was formed by the merger of the Central Provinces with the province of Berar, which was territory leased by the British from the Hyderabad State. Through an agreement signed on 5 November 1902, 6th Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI leased Berar permanently to the British for an annual payment of 25 lakhs rupees. Lord Curzon decided to merge Berar with the Central Provinces, and this was proclaimed on 17 September 1903.
VidarbhaVidarbha (Pronunciation: [ʋid̪əɾbɦə]) is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a proposed state of western India, comprising the state's Amravati and Nagpur divisions. Amravati Division's former name is Berar (Varhad in Marathi). It occupies 31.6% of the total area and holds 21.3% of the total population of Maharashtra. It borders the state of Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the south and Marathwada and Uttar Maharashtra regions of Maharashtra to the west.
BelagaviBelgaum (ISO: Bēḷagāma; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi division and Belagavi district. The Government of Karnataka has proposed making Belgaum the second capital of Karnataka alongside Bangalore, hence a second state administrative building Suvarna Vidhana Soudha was inaugurated on 11 October 2012.
AmravatiAmravati is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buldhana, Washim, and Yavatmal districts. It is one of the Maharashtra's nominated city under Smart Cities Mission. The ancient name of Amravati is "Udumbravati", prākrut form of this is "Umbravati" and "Amravati" is known for many centuries with this name. Amravati is the incorrect pronunciation of this, and as a result, it now goes by that name.
Satara (ville)Satara () (ISO: Sātārā) is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India, near the confluence of the river Krishna and its tributary, the Venna. The city was established in the 16th century and was the seat of the Chhatrapati of Maratha Empire, Shahu I. It is the headquarters of Satara Tehsil, as well as the Satara District. The city gets its name from the seven forts (Sat-Tara) which are around the city. The city is known as a Soldier's city as well as Pensioner's city.
DaulatabadDaulatabad (Marâthî दौलताबाद ; persan دولتآباد ; « la ville fortunée » ), est une ville forte du située dans le Maharashtra, en Inde, à environ au nord-ouest de Aurangâbâd. Le lieu est connu dès le sous le nom de Devagiri ou Deogiri, époque où il était une ville importante du plateau du Deccan, située le long des routes caravanières. Ce n'est plus aujourd'hui qu'un village. La ville est célèbre pour être, à partir de 1327, la capitale de la dynastie des Tughlûq sous Muhammad bin-Tughlûq, qui lui donne le nom de Daulatabad après y avoir transféré de force l'ensemble de la population de Delhi, faisant de nombreuses victimes.
BîdârBîdâr est une ville de l'État du Karnataka en Inde, chef-lieu du district éponyme. Bîdâr est située à 120 km au nord-ouest d'Hyderâbâd. Bîdâr est la capitale des Bahmanî de 1428 à 1492, puis celle des Barîd Shâhî, créée en 1487 et qui se rendent indépendants de Bîjâpur, lors de l'effondrement des Bahmanî, et y règnent jusqu'en 1609. Bîdâr devient alors un des cinq sultanats de Dekkan. L'empereur moghol Aurangzeb fait la conquête de la région en 1656, puis Bîdâr est incorporée dans les possessions du Nizâm d'Hyderâbâd de 1724 à 1948, lorsque l'état princier d'Hyderâbâd est annexé par l'Inde au moment de la Partition.
PunePune (marathi : पुणे), aussi appelé Poona (son nom officiel jusqu'en 1978) et anciennement nommée Punevadi (son nom avant la colonisation britannique), est la deuxième ville de l'État indien du Maharashtra après Bombay, à 120 km au sud-est de laquelle elle se situe, et la huitième plus grande métropole d'Inde. Ses 3,75 millions d'habitants, les Punekaris, parlent dans leur grande majorité le marâthî. Ancienne capitale de l'Empire marathe, elle est considérée comme la capitale culturelle de l'État et elle possède une université, des facultés et centres d'enseignement renommés lui valant le surnom d'.
Konkani peopleThe Konkani people are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Konkan region of the Indian subcontinent who speak various dialects of the Konkani language. Konkani is the state language of Goa and also spoken by populations in coastal Karnataka, coastal Maharashtra, and Kerala. Other Konkani speakers are found in Gujarat state. A large percentage of Konkani people are bilingual. The word Koṅkaṇa (कोंकण) and, in turn Koṅkaṇi, is derived from (कुङ्कण) or (कुङ्कणु). Different authorities explain etymology of this word differently.
