alleryStart learning →The original Maratha heartland lay in the:
ALower Ganga delta
BPunjab river plains
CWestern Deccan
DCoromandel Coast
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Western Deccan
Maratha power originated in the western Deccan, in the region of modern Maharashtra.
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