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MPSC RajyasevaHistory of Maharashtra

History of Maharashtra for MPSC Rajyaseva

GS Paper I and Prelims Paper I · Satavahanas to the Peshwas, the social reform movements, the freedom struggle, Marathwada's liberation and Samyukta Maharashtra.

📊 GS Paper I (Maharashtra reference throughout) and Prelims Paper I

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How toppers play this section

Learn each dynasty and reformer as a card with dates, and prepare full answers on Shivaji's administration, Phule and Ranade, and the Samyukta Maharashtra movement.

Chapters

Built to the MPSC Rajyaseva blueprint — notes, shortcuts, solved PYQ-style examples and practice in every chapter.

1Ancient & Medieval Maharashtra: Satavahanas to the PeshwasThe Satavahanas and Vakatakas, the Rashtrakutas and Yadavas, the Deccan sultanates and Malik Ambar, Shivaji's Swarajya and its administration, the Peshwas and the three Anglo-Maratha wars: the Maharashtra layer of GS Paper I history and Prelims Paper I.⏱ 11 min read

2Social Reform Movements of MaharashtraJambhekar and the early press, Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule and the Satyashodhak Samaj, the Prarthana Samaj and the liberals, the Tilak-Agarkar debate, women reformers from Pandita Ramabai to Karve, Shahu Maharaj, Vitthal Ramji Shinde and Dr Ambedkar: the reform strand that MPSC names in GS Paper I.⏱ 11 min read

3British Rule, the Freedom Struggle, Hyderabad Liberation & Samyukta MaharashtraThe Bombay Presidency and its land and economy, early revolts and 1857, Vasudev Balwant Phadke, the moderates and Tilak, revolutionaries at Nashik, the Gandhian phase from Mulshi to Solapur and Faizpur, Quit India and the Satara Prati Sarkar, the liberation of Marathwada in 1948, and the Samyukta Maharashtra movement to 1 May 1960.⏱ 11 min read

Topic-wise weightage in MPSC Rajyaseva

Expected question counts from previous-year paper analyses. Topics with an arrow already have a full chapter.

Topic	Prelims Q	Priority
Ancient & Medieval Maharashtra: Satavahanas to the Peshwas	~15	Very high
Social Reform Movements of Maharashtra	~20	Very high
British Rule, the Freedom Struggle, Hyderabad Liberation & Samyukta Maharashtra	~20	Very high