ABSTRACT
The transformation in the structure of power granted more administrative power to the Peshwa reducing the Maratha Chhatrapati to a nominal head immediately after the death of Chhatrapati Shahu in 1749, i.e. from 1749 to 1773 (24 years), which was represented by six Peshwas. The second transformation of power took place in 1773, this time the power was taken over by the Karbhari, i.e. servant of the Peshwa. The rule of the Karbhari lasted from 1773 to 1818, i.e. for 45 years, till the end of the Maratha State. The Maratha rule under Chhatrapati Shivaji which initially started with a strong central sovereign authority gradually got transformed into a confederacy during the times of the Peshwas with a weak central authority and remained so till 1818.
