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Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom

1675 CE 1799 CE

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1532 CE 1676 CE Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks) [None]

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General Description

The Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom was established in 1675 CE when the Maratha general Ekoji Bhonsle took control of Thanjavur and crowned himself Raja of the Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom. The capital of the Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom was the city of Thanjavur. The Thanjavur Maratha kings were devout Shaivist Hindus and contributed greatly to literature and philosophic thought. ^[1] ^[2] The Thanjavur Maratha kings also patronized temple projects. ^[3] During certain periods of the Thanjavur Maratha rule there was political turmoil and regional fighting. By the end of the 18th century the Thanjavur Maratha kings were financially indebted to the British trading companies in the region. ^[4] In 1799 CE the Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom came under the Madras Presidency under the British East India Company. ^[5]

[1]: (Srinivasan 1984, 44) Srinivasan, C.R. 1984. ‘Some Interesting Aspects of the Maratha Rule as Gleaned from the Tamil Copper-Plates of the Thanjavur Marathas’. Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India. Vol. 11. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/PXQ87WQH/collection

[2]: (Appasamy 1980, 11) Appasamy, Jaya. 1980. Thanjavur Painting of the Maratha Period. Vol. 1. New Delhi. Abhinav Publications. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/35BU75NG/collection

[3]: (Appasamy 1980, 9) Appasamy, Jaya. 1980. Thanjavur Painting of the Maratha Period. Vol. 1. New Delhi. Abhinav Publications. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/35BU75NG/collection

[4]: (Cerulli 2020, 227) Cerulli, Anthony. ‘Allegory and History, Life and Embodiment’ In Body and Cosmos: Studies in Early Indian Medical and Astral Sciences in Honor of Kenneth G. Zysk. Edited by Jacob Schmidt-Madsen et al. Leiden: Brill. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/FTSCD638/collection

[5]: (Appasamy 1980, 21) Appasamy, Jaya. 1980. Thanjavur Painting of the Maratha Period. Vol. 1. New Delhi. Abhinav Publications. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/35BU75NG/collection

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

4 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Polity Succession

Language

2 Linguistic Family

3 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

1 Religion Family

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Administrative Level

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

Law

1 Formal Legal Code

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Communal Building

1 Utilitarian Public Building

1 Knowledge Or Information Building

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

Special-purpose Sites

1 Trading Emporia

1 Special Purpose Site

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Indigenous Coin

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

1 Weight Measurement System

1 Time Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

13 Power Transition

Instability Events

8 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	44 P	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Original Name	Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Capital	Thanjavur	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Alternative Name	Maratha	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Alternative Name	Mahrattas	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Alternative Name	Marathas of Thanjavur	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Alternative Name	Maratha dynasty of the Raja of Thanjavur	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Temporal Bounds Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[1675 CE ➜ 1799 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Second British Empire	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Preceding Entity 1532 CE 1676 CE	Nayaks of Thanjavur (in_thanjavur_nayaks) [None]
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Language Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Dravidian	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Linguistic Family	Indo-European	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Language	Telugu	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Language	Sanskrit	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Language	Tamil	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Religion Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Hinduism	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Religion Family	Shaivism	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Hierarchical Complexity Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[3 to 5]	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Administrative Level	[5 to 7]	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Professions Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Law Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Formal Legal Code	Present Inferred	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present Inferred	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Irrigation System	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Communal Building	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Port	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Trading Emporia	Present Inferred	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Special Purpose Site	Present Inferred	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Information / Writing System Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Script	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Sacred Text	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Religious Literature	Present Inferred	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Practical Literature	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Philosophy	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Fiction	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Calendar	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Information / Money Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Indigenous Coin	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Information / Postal System Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Information / Measurement System Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Weight Measurement System	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Time Measurement System	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Military use of Metals Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Projectiles Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Handheld weapons Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Animals used in warfare Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Armor Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Naval technology Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Absent Inferred	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred	1675 CE 1799 CE
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Human Sacrifice Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom (in_thanjavur_maratha_k)

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