By the end of the 18th century, the Maratha Empire or Maratha Confederacy was at its peak. It extended from the Peshawar of Pakistan area in the North to the regions of Tamil Nadu in the South. For the eastern extent, it had control up to Odisha and Hoogly river in Bengal. At a certain time of history under Peshwas, the Marathas also tried to dethrone the Mughal Emperor at Delhi. Though they were not successful and lost in the 3rd Battle of Panipat of 1761 it gives a picture of the vigor and enthusiasm for expansion they possessed.