Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c13.s1.43

c13.s1.43

In the Konkan, the long strip of land between the Western Ghats and the sea, the Marâthâs remained practically independent and in the seventeenth century put forth a mighty effort to repel the advancing Mughal arms. The Marâthâ renaissance which had been in progress during the previous two centuries, now reached its climax. One of the most remarkable literary figures was Râmadâsa, the preceptor of the Marâthâ leader Śivâji.²