The Peshwa was the second highest office in the Maratha Confederacy, next in rank and prestige only to that of the Chhatrapati. Initially serving as the...
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Bajirao I (redirect from Baji Rao Peshwa)
[ˈbaːdʑiɾaːʋ bəˈlːaːɭ̆]; 18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740) was the 7th and greatest Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. He, after Shivaji, is considered to be the most...
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Maratha Confederacy (section Peshwa era)
modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states often subordinate to the former...
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Balaji Baji Rao (redirect from Peshwa Nanasaheb)
Saheb I, was the 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. He was appointed as Peshwa in 1740 upon the death of his father, the Peshwa Bajirao I. During his...
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Raghunath Rao (redirect from Raghoba Dada Peshwa)
August 1734 – 11 December 1783), was the younger son of Peshwa Bajirao I who served as the 11th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy for a brief period from 1773...
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Ramabai (c. 1750–1772) was the wife of Madhavrao Peshwa I. Her father's name was Shivaji Ballal Joshi from Solapur. She had gone to Harihareshwar in 1772...
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Madhavrao I (redirect from Madhavrao Peshwa)
−18 November 1772) was the son of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao and grandson of Peshwa Bajirao I who served as 9th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. During...
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Madhavrao II (redirect from 'Sawai' Madhaorao Peshwa)
Madhavrao II (18 April 1774 – 27 October 1795) was the 12th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy, from his infancy. He was known as Sawai Madhav Rao or Madhav...
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Battle of Koregaon (section Peshwa's forces)
Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy, at Koregaon Bhima. A 28,000-strong force [citation needed] led by Peshwa Baji Rao II whilst...
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Kashibai Bhat was the first wife of Bajirao I, the Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati (Emperor) Shahu. With Bajirao, she had four...
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Peshwa Bajirao is an Indian Hindi historical drama television series, which broadcast from 23 January 2017 to 25 August 2017 on Sony TV. The series is...
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independence. Several minor battles were fought by the Peshwa's forces to prevent his capture. The Peshwa was eventually captured and placed on a small estate...
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Baji Rao II (category Peshwa dynasty)
Baji Rao II (10 January 1775 – 28 January 1851) was the 13th and the last Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy . He governed from 1795 to 1818. He was installed...
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Nana Saheb Peshwa II (19 May 1824 – after 1857), born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Cawnpore (Kanpur)...
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Narayan Rao (redirect from Narayanrao Peshwa)
Narayanrao (10 August 1755 – 30 August 1773) was the 10th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy from November 1772 until his assassination in August 1773....
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Bhat family (redirect from Maratha Peshwa and Generals from Bhat Family)
the members in this family were the Peshwas (prime ministers) in the Peshwa Era of the Maratha Empire, and Peshwa later became their family name. During...
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Peshwa's Expedition of Shrirangapattan also known as Siege of Shrirangapattan was fought between the expanding Maratha Empire and the declining Hindu Kingdom...
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List of Maratha rulers (section Peshwas)
the Chhatrapati (the Maratha emperor) in 1670s. Starting in 1720s, the Peshwa were instrumental in expanding the Maratha Empire to cover large areas of...
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Balaji Vishwanath (redirect from Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath)
January 1662 – 12 April 1720) was the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Bhat family who gained effective control of the Maratha...
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Sadashivrao Bhau (redirect from Sadashivrao Peshwa)
Sadashivrao was born at Satara in a Chitpavan Brahmin family. He was the son of Peshwa Baji Rao's brother Chimaji Appa. His mother Rakhmabai died when he was barely...
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In 1731, Trimbak Rao Dabhade was killed for rebelling against Peshwa Baji Rao. The Peshwa allowed the Dabhades to retain their title and territories in...
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Pune Peshwas was an Indian professional basketball team located in Pune, India. The team last competed in India's UBA Pro Basketball League. Note: Flags...
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in the city of Pune, India. Built in 1732, it was the great seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire until 1818. Following the rise of the Maratha Empire...
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Chimaji Appa (category Peshwa dynasty)
statesman of the Maratha Empire. As the younger brother of Peshwa Bajirao I and the son of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, Chimaji played a crucial role in expanding...
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Assassination of Narayan Rao occurred on 30 August 1773, when the 18 year old Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy Narayan Rao, was assassinated. This plot was...
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television show, Baalveer and Bajirao in Indian Historical Television series Peshwa Bajirao. Rudra started his career with the show Kahiin to Hoga.[citation...
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Nana Fadnavis (category Peshwa dynasty)
Balaji Janardan Bhanu, was a Maratha minister and statesman during the Peshwa administration in Pune, India. James Grant Duff states that he was called...
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Maratha Confederacy. After his death, his ministers and generals such as the Peshwa Bhats and their lieutenants of the Shinde and Holkar house, Senasahibsubha...
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Peshwa, leading to tension. Bussy and Salabat Jang readied for war against Ghazi-ud-din, while also plotting against the Peshwa. However, the Peshwa saw...
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Dabhade (section Rebellion against Peshwa Baji Rao)
Umabai Dabhade and her relatives were arrested for a rebellion against the Peshwa, and were stripped of their titles. At Dabhoi in 1731 the Marathas and their...
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