by H. G. Rawlinson (Author)
No life of Shivaji has up to the present appeared in English. Yet we can hardly exaggerate the importance, in the history of modern India, of the great chieftain who laid the foundations of the Maratha Empire. Fortunately, the materials for such a compilation are good and abundant. The Rise of the Maratha Power (Bombay 1912) is spoilt by the author's exaggerated views on his hero's merits and achievements. One of the most valuable books to the student of Maratha history is that extraordinary monument of scholarly research and diligence.
Author Biography
H. G. Rawlinson (1880-1957) was an Oxford-trained historian who specialized in South Asia. Among his many books are Intercourse Between India and the Western World from the Earliest Times to the Fall of Rome, The Rise of the Maratha Empire, 1707 - 1761, and India, a Short Cultural History.