Bakhar is a form of historical narrative written in Marathi prose and one of the earliest genres of medieval Marathi literature. More than two hundred bakhars were written between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, the most important of them chronicling the deeds of the Maratha ruler Shivaji, and they are considered valuable resources for understanding the Maratha view of history.
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Notable Example Defining TraitProse historical narrative of a political nature, written in a forceful style that appealed to Maratha patriotism 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Bakhar - Wikipedia
History section
Sabhasad Bakhar, 91 Kalmi Bakhar are the most important
Style section
The principal characteristics of bakhars are that they were written in prose, had a forceful style of writing, were of political historical nature which appealed to Maratha patriotism.
In Group: Chronicles, Annals and Histories, Lead section
Bakhar is a form of historical narrative written in Marathi prose.
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