[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928) › c15.2 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c15.2 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c15.2 - **Language:** English ### [c15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c15.2) AFTER Shivaji's death the Marathas passed through a great crisis. During the stormy days of Sambhaji and Rajaram most of their older leaders passed away. At one time it appeared that the nascent Maratha power might be crushed out of existence by the sheer weight of the Mughal empire, but the unusual crisis brought a number of young men of exceptional energy and ability to the forefront, and the new leaders not only saved the newly founded kingdom from imminent extinction but added to its power and prestige both by land and sea. And while Balaji Vishwanath, the founder of the Peshwa family, was gaining Shahu’s confidence, the chief command of the Maratha fleet had already passed to Kanhoji Angria, the founder of a family which made itself feared and respected by all the sea powers of the coast, Indian and European. - [Previous: c14.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c14.68) - [Next: c15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c15.3) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c15.2) · Pramāṇa