Maharashtra & the Konkan (Marathi)

The Marathi-speaking western Deccan and Konkan coast, shaped by the 17th-century Maratha polity and, in the modern era, by Mumbai's role as India's financial and film capital. Goa's Konkani littoral, with its Portuguese-Catholic legacy, sits on its southern edge.

• Existed: 1000 CE – present
• Type: Entity