Question

Give reason.

Two separate Maratha States were formed.

Answer 1

1. Shahu Maharaj marched towards Maharashtra after his release from the Mughal prince Azamshah.
2. He was joined by a few Maratha Sardars but Maharani Tarabai declined his claim to the throne of the Maratha Chhatrapati.
3. Shahu Maharaj’s army fought with the army of Maharani Tarabai at Khed on the banks of the Bheema and won the battle. He captured Satara and made it the capital of his kingdom. He got himself crowned.
4. Maharani Tarabai proclaimed her minor son Shivaji II as Chhatrapati at Pahnala in 1710 CE. Kolhapur was the capital of this independent kingdom. 
5. This mutual opposition between Maharani Tarabai and Shahu Maharaj continued.

Thus, two separate Maratha states were formed, one at Kolhapur and the other at Satara.