The Vakataka dynasty then ruled Maharashtra from the 3rd century to the 5th century AD, and the Chalukya dynasty from the 6th century to the 8th century.

History Ancient to medieval period ĭuring the ancient period, around 230 BC, Maharashtra came under the rule of the Satavahana dynasty, which ruled the region for 400 years.

The Marathi community came into political prominence in the 17th century, when the Maratha Empire was established under Shivaji the Marathas are credited to a large extent for reducing the Mughal emperor to a mere figurehead.

The term 'Maratha' is generally used by historians to refer to all Marathi-speaking peoples, irrespective of their caste however, now it may refer to a Maharashtrian caste known as the Maratha. Maharashtra was formed as a Marathi-speaking state of India in 1960, as part of a nationwide linguistic reorganisation of the Indian states. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language.

The Marathi people ( Marathi: मराठी लोक, romanized: Marāṭhī lōka) or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, romanized: Marāṭhī) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India.

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