Maratha
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![Territory under Maratha control in 1760 (yellow), without its vassals.](/Images/godic/202501/26/India-1760-map0820.jpg")
![Maratha ArmorySignature Maratha helmet with curved back.Maratha Armour from Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia.](/Images/godic/202501/26/Maratha_Armor0820.jpg")
![Maratha Armor](/Images/godic/202501/26/Maratha_Armour0820.jpg")
The Maratha (IPA: [ˈməraʈa]; archaically transliterated as Marhatta or Mahratta) is a group of castes in India found predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Marathas are people of India, famed in history as yeoman warriors and champions of Hinduism."