Radio War Nerd EP220 — Malik Ambar, Shivaji & Rise of the Maratha Empire, with "The Fakir"

Guest: "The Fakhir" Recorded: February 28, 2020 First, the Nerd and Ames briefly discuss the hot news out of Idlib, where "Syrian" (ie Russian) air power demolished a Turkish military position, killing at least 34 high-value Turkish commandos... At 18:45 — We're joined by fellow war nerd "The Fakir" to talk about the rise of the Maratha Empire. This first part begins in the 13th century, and takes us to the late 17th century, just before the British enter the scene and the Anglo-Maratha Wars, which we'll get to in part two. Total time: 2:29:31 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here