Known for its historic forts monuments and wonders such as the Ajanta and Elora caves modern Maharashtra was initially a part of the Mauryan Empire. It was then ruled by several southern kingdoms before falling to invading Mughals. It eventually found a common identity united by Chhatrapthi Shivaji founder of the modern Maratha Empire.
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Their culinary traditions are a unique blend of North Indian and Mughal cuisine combined with their own authentic Konkan coastal influences. This brings with it a myriad of spices and flavour combinations that would be found separately in both Northern and Southern cuisines but never combined as beautifully as those of Maharashtra.
With the advent of colonialism Maharashtra and the port city of Bombay (now Mumbai) were able to benefit from the industrial expansion that awaited the region.
This is still the case today as Bombay is the gateway to the Gulf States and ultimately forms the sea route to Europe via the Suez Canal.
