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| | History Maratha Empire - History Of Ancient, Medieval And Modern India. |
 | | After the emperor’s death, Shahuji, son of the dismembered Sambhaji (and so grandson of Shivaji), was released by Bahadur Shah, the next Mughal emperor. |
 | | He immediately claimed the Maratha throne and challenged his aunt Tarabai and her son Shambhaji II. |
 | | But in return he received a farman, or imperial directive, guaranteeing him Swaraj, or independence, in the Maratha homeland, plus rights to chauth and sardeshmukh (amounting to 35 percent of the toal revenue) throughout Gujarat, Malwa, and the now six provinces of the Mughal Deccan. |
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