Complex sentence: When the Maratha Empire invaded the Konkan and seized most of these settlements, including the capital, Bacaim, the Maratha conquerors forced the people to adopt Marathi as their language.
Split into simpler sentences: When the Maratha Empire invaded the Konkan, they seized most of these settlements, including the capital, Bacaim. The conquerors forced the people to adopt Marathi as their language.