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Peshwa was
second highest office in the
Maratha Confederacy, next in rank and
prestige only to that of the Chhatrapati.
Initially serving as the appointed...
- into a full-fledged
Empire in the 18th
Century under the
leadership of
Peshwa Bajirao I. The
Marathas were a Marathi-speaking
warrior group from the western...
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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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April 1740), born as Visaji, was the 7th
Peshwa of the
Maratha Confederacy.
During his 20-year
tenure as a
Peshwa, his
strategic prowess expanded Maratha...
- East
India Company and the
Peshwa faction of the
Maratha Confederacy, at
Koregaon Bhima. A 28,000-strong
force led by
Peshwa Baji Rao II
whilst on their...
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Madhavrao I was the 9th
Peshwa of the
Maratha Confederacy.
During his tenure, the
Maratha Confederacy recovered from the
losses they
suffered during the...
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Ballal or
Ragho Bharari (18
August 1734 – 11
December 1783), was the 11th
Peshwa of the
Maratha Empire for a
brief period from 1773 to 1774. He succeeded...
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Madhavrao II (18
April 1774 – 27
October 1795) was the 12th
Peshwa of the
Maratha Empire in India, from his infancy. He was
known as
Sawai Madhav Rao or...
- 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)...
- 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...
