Why do you consider Marathas to be great?

1.) No nationalism - During the reign of Marathas there was no sense of nationalism or an awareness among Indians that they were a subject people. It will, therefore, be too much to say that Marathas wage war against the English just for the sake of freedom. They fought to preserve their own power and independence. 2.) Opportunist - There was no ideology. They always worked keeping in mind the power dynamics around them. For example, during the First Carnatic War, they were against Haider Ali, subsequently, in the Second Carnatic War they teamed up with Haider Ali and after some time they again flipped sides to the British. 3.) Bloodthirst for own blood - Be it any Maratha, there was always a sense of bloodthirst amongst themselves. For eg, an uncle kills his nephew( Raghunath Rao), kills other Maratha leaders (Jaswant Rao), or pushes up to the extent of committing suicide ( Madhav Narayan Rao). 4.) Mercenary coalitions - There was no sense of unified identity, always used to fight for money. Leaders didn’t even pay for employment services on time. Even in some cases, it was observed their mercenaries would plunder their own empire( eg Pindaris). 5.) They did nothing for education, or science, or even did not allow any industries. Why do you consider Marathas to be great?