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The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
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Battle of Vasai
1739 conflict between the Portuguese and Maratha Empires in India
The Battle of Vasai or the Battle of Bassein was fought between the Marathas and the Portuguese rulers of Vasai, a town near Mumbai (Bombay) in the Konkan region of the present-day state of Maharashtra, India. The Marathas were led by Chimaji Appa, a brother of Peshwa Baji Rao I.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Maratha Empire
Indian political entity (1674–1818)
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states under the nominal leadership of the former.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)