Maratha expansion

Target entity: Maratha expansion
Context triple: [Maratha invasions of Bengal, partOf, Maratha expansion]

• A. Maratha–Mughal relations
  Maratha–Mughal relations encompass the complex and shifting political, military, and diplomatic interactions between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire in early modern India, marked by prolonged conflict, strategic alliances, and eventual Maratha dominance over much of Mughal territory.
• B. Mughal–Maratha Wars
  The Mughal–Maratha Wars were a prolonged series of 17th–18th century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Mughal Empire and the rising Maratha power that ultimately contributed to Mughal decline and Maratha dominance in large parts of India.
• C. Maratha administration
  The Maratha administration was the governmental and revenue system of the Maratha Empire in early modern India, characterized by a decentralized structure, powerful regional nobles, and distinctive taxation practices.
• D. Maratha control of Bundelkhand
  Maratha control of Bundelkhand refers to the period in the 18th century when the Maratha Empire extended its political and military dominance over the Bundelkhand region, reshaping local power structures and weakening Mughal influence there.
• E. Maratha–Portuguese conflicts
  The Maratha–Portuguese conflicts were a series of 18th-century military campaigns in western India in which the Maratha Empire, under leaders such as Chimaji Appa, fought to expel Portuguese colonial power from key coastal territories and forts.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Maratha expansion
Target entity description: Maratha expansion refers to the 17th–18th century rise and territorial spread of the Maratha Empire across large parts of the Indian subcontinent, challenging Mughal dominance and reshaping regional politics.

• A. Maratha–Mughal relations
  Maratha–Mughal relations encompass the complex and shifting political, military, and diplomatic interactions between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire in early modern India, marked by prolonged conflict, strategic alliances, and eventual Maratha dominance over much of Mughal territory.
• B. Mughal–Maratha Wars
  The Mughal–Maratha Wars were a prolonged series of 17th–18th century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Mughal Empire and the rising Maratha power that ultimately contributed to Mughal decline and Maratha dominance in large parts of India.
• C. Maratha administration
  The Maratha administration was the governmental and revenue system of the Maratha Empire in early modern India, characterized by a decentralized structure, powerful regional nobles, and distinctive taxation practices.
• D. Maratha control of Bundelkhand
  Maratha control of Bundelkhand refers to the period in the 18th century when the Maratha Empire extended its political and military dominance over the Bundelkhand region, reshaping local power structures and weakening Mughal influence there.
• E. Maratha–Portuguese conflicts
  The Maratha–Portuguese conflicts were a series of 18th-century military campaigns in western India in which the Maratha Empire, under leaders such as Chimaji Appa, fought to expel Portuguese colonial power from key coastal territories and forts.
• F. None of above. chosen