Which of the following statement with regard to Marathas is not correct ........

Ancient and Medival History Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

Which of the following statement with regard to Marathas is not correct?

Within his own kingdom, Shivaji attempted to build regular administration on the model of Deccan Sultanate.

Shivaji’s death saw a momentary eclipse of the polity he had founded, as his son Shambhaji was captured and executed by Aurangzeb

Marathas enlarged their resources by a rigorous collection of Chauth

Aurangzeb was in the Deccan continuously since 1681

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Explanation:

First statement is incorrect. The Deccan Sultanates were impressed from Shivaji's administration. As per Kavi Bhushan who was an Indian poet in the courts of the Bundeli king Chhatrasal and the Maratha king Shivaji, "Shivaji organised his kingdom so well that even gods envied his administration".
General features of Shivaji’s administration
1. He employed members of all castes and tribes to maintain balance among them.
2. He assigned separate responsibilities to the ministers and each of them was made responsible for his work to him.
3. He made no office hereditary.
4. In general he did not assign jagirs to his civil and military officers.
5. He gave special attention towards the administration of the forts.
6. In matters of administration, he gave superior position to his civil officers as compared to military officers.
7. He established Ryotwari system in revenue administration. The state kept direct contact with the farmers.

Shivaji took special care to make his administrative system responsive to the needs of the people.

The Mughal–Maratha Wars also called Maratha war of Independence were fought between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire from 1680 to 1707.Thus in September of 1681, after settling his dispute with the royal house of Mewar, Aurangzeb began his journey to Deccan to kill the Maratha confederacy that was not ... But Sambhaji's forces harassed him continuously on the way and finally he had to give up and thus failed to close the loop second time.