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Bhima Koregaon Battle
January 4 , 2018
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- It is one of the last battles of 3rd Anglo-Maratha War in January 1818, between Maratha ruler Baji Rao Peshwa II and the British East India Company along with the local Mahar community.
- The battle brought an end to the domination of Peshwas.
- Historically, Mahars were considered as untouchables.
- Maratha King Shivaji, nevertheless, recruited large number of Mahars into the Maratha Army in the 17th
- However, relations between Mahars and Peshwas turned sour after Baji Rao II reportedly insulted the community by rejecting their offer to serve the army.
- This made them to side with the English against the Peshwa’s numerically superior army.
- After the victory, British erected a commemorative victory pillar (Koregaon Ranstambh) in Bhima-Koregaon village in 1818.
- This year, the event commemorating the 200th anniversary of the battle had been met with protests in Maharashtra.
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