Maratha attacks on temples and towns of Karnataka in 17th & 18th centuries CE
Research and Author: Ameen Ahmed A view of the Water Gate of the fort at Shivamogga town (Shimoga) in early 1900s. On January 3rd, 1792, during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore War, the Maratha Army under Parshuram Bhau destroyed 6,000 houses and abducted women, according to an eyewitness account. Image source: ' Ellis Collection: Album depicting missionary life in South India ', India Office Select Materials, British Library, London, UK. Image copied by Ameen Ahmed during a visit to the British Library, London. Summary In today's India one often gets to hear how the Peshwas 'united Hindus' against the 'tyranny' of Mughals. But, buried in the cacophony of this mainstream narrative built over a century by those who support Maratha Empire, are the stories of Maratha Empire atrocities suffered by tens of thousands of non-Maratha Hindus across India- the Bengalis, Rajputs, Dilli-wallas, Tamils and not to forget the Kannadigas. This research traces about sixty site...