Write briefly:The valour shown by Mahadji Shinde.

1.	Write briefly:The valour shown by Mahadji Shinde.
Answer» (a) He played a major role in re-establishing the Maratha power in the North after the defeat of the Marathas at Panipat. (b) He realised that guerilla tactics would not be any more useful so he trained and modernised his army under a French military expert de Boigne. (c) With this trained army, he defeated the Rohillas, the Jats, the Rajputs and the Bundellas. (d) Mahadji managed the difficult affairs with strong determination and looked after the Delhi affairs during CE 1784 to CE 1794. The Mughal Emperor honoured him with the title Vakil-i-Mutlak.

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(a) He played a major role in re-establishing the Maratha power in the North after the defeat of the Marathas at Panipat.

(b) He realised that guerilla tactics would not be any more useful so he trained and modernised his army under a French military expert de Boigne.

(d) Mahadji managed the difficult affairs with strong determination and looked after the Delhi affairs during CE 1784 to CE 1794.

The Mughal Emperor honoured him with the title Vakil-i-Mutlak.

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