History of Maharashtra | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 09/12/2018

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History of Maharashtra


00:01:25 1 Prehistoric
00:01:44 2 Maharashtra during 4th century BC-12th century AD
00:02:58 2.1 Pravarapura-Nandivardhana dynasty
00:04:04 2.2 The Chalukya and Rashtrakuta
00:05:32 3 Yadav dynasty 12th-14th century
00:07:36 4 Islamic Rule
00:10:51 5 Maratha Empire
00:11:21 5.1 Chhatrapati Shivaji maharaj
00:12:30 5.2 Expansion of Maratha Influence in 18th Century under Shahu I and Peshwa rule
00:14:09 5.3 The Maratha Navy
00:14:49 6 Maharashtra under British rule and The Freedom Movement
00:20:12 7 The States Reorganisation



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Maharashtra is a state in the western region of India and is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area.Although the present day state in India was only formed in 1960,the region that comprises the state has a long history dating back to  the 4th century BCE.
From the 4th century BCE until 875, Maharashtri Prakrit and its Apabhraṃśas were the dominant languages of the region. Marathi, which evolved from Maharashtri Prakrit, has been the lingua franca from the 9th century onwards.The oldest stone inscriptions in Marathi language can be seen at Shravana Belgola in modern-day Karnataka at the foot of the Bahubali Statue. In the course of time, the term Maharashtra was used to describe a region which consisted of Aparanta, Vidarbha, Mulak, Assaka(Ashmaka) and Kuntal. Tribal communities of Naga, Munda and Bhil peoples inhabited this area, also known as Dandakaranya, in ancient times. The name Maharashtra is believed to be originated from rathi, which means "chariot driver". Maharashtra entered the recorded history in the 2nd century BC, with the construction of its first Buddhist caves. The name Maharashtra first appeared in the 7th century in the account of a contemporary Chinese traveler, Huan Tsang. According to the recorded History, the first Hindu King ruled the state during the 6th century, based in Badami.