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………………..become the capital of the Marath...

………………..become the capital of the Maratha Empire after the peshwas won over Shivaji.

A

Nagpur

B

Ujjain

C

Baroda

D

Poona

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D
In the 18th century, Pune became the political centre fo the Indian subcontinent, as the seat of the Peshwas, who were the prime ministers of the Maratha Empire. After the fall of Peshwa rule in 1818, the new British rulers made the city one of their major military bases.
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