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1249:Gajendragad
1199:3rd Panipat
1164:Katwa (2nd)
1154:Katwa (1st)
1044:Pavan Khind
837:Bhat family
822:Baji Rao II
807:Narayan Rao
295:Ravi (1762)
16:1757 battle
1505:Categories
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1376:Qutb Shahi
1371:Adil Shahi
1084:Bhupalgarh
1049:Umberkhind
1034:Pratapgarh
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642:0803213441
526:Barua 2005
488:References
403:Background
280:Kup (1762)
114:Jahan Khan
1432:Pratapgad
1304:Bharatpur
1284:3rd Delhi
1184:2nd Delhi
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960:Sakvarbai
945:Putalabai
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827:Amrut Rao
724:Rajaram I
469:Faridabad
458:Aftermath
1457:Shivneri
1437:Purandar
1319:Mahidpur
1314:Koregaon
1264:Chaksana
1219:Pachgaon
1194:Peshawar
1134:Mandsaur
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1039:Kolhapur
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925:Kashibai
915:Jankibai
744:Shahu II
719:Sambhaji
653:(1966).
482:Red Fort
422:for the
122:Strength
49:Location
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1427:Panhala
1294:Laswari
1244:Savanur
1229:Wadgaon
1224:Saunshi
1204:Alegaon
1174:Burdwan
1124:Palkhed
1114:Raigarh
1089:Bijapur
1026:Battles
950:Ramabai
935:Mastani
920:Jijabai
759:Peshwas
734:Shahu I
729:Tarabai
714:Shivaji
140:Unknown
127:Unknown
1467:Rajgad
1447:Rajgad
1442:Raigad
1422:Mangad
1406:Mysore
1309:Khadki
1289:Assaye
1274:Kharda
1259:Lalsot
1239:Badami
1179:Narela
1139:Bhopal
1109:Khelna
1104:Satara
1079:Kalyan
1074:Salher
1054:Chakan
955:Saibai
849:&
847:Amatya
639:
613:
509:
464:Antaji
452:Narela
448:Karnal
434:Battle
424:Deccan
420:Peshwa
389:Narela
100:
65:Result
54:Narela
1481:Coins
1472:Torna
1415:Forts
1279:Poona
1269:Patan
1234:Adoni
1144:Vasai
1129:Malwa
1119:Torna
1099:Jinji
1059:Surat
893:Women
477:wazir
58:Delhi
1328:Wars
637:ISBN
611:ISBN
507:ISBN
442:and
383:The
41:Date
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631:.
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430:.
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678:t
671:v
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165:t
158:v
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