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Which of the following factors constituted a major structural vulnerability of the Maratha Empire, facilitating its ultimate decline?
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- 1The systematic replacement of cavalry with heavy immobile infantry commanded by foreign mercenaries.
- 2The entrenchment of a loose confederacy model where semi-autonomous chiefs prioritized localized power over central cohesion.✓
- 3An excessive reliance on an administration that failed to monetize the rural economy.
- 4The consolidation of an absolute autocratic monarchy under the Peshwas.
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The entrenchment of a loose confederacy model where semi-autonomous chiefs prioritized localized power over central cohesion.
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