-
Maratha Empire. The
initial Peshwas were all
ministers who
served as the
chief executives to the king. The
later Peshwas held the
highest administrative...
- 1763, the
Peshwas, once
again under Madhavrao's leadership,
decided to
attack Aurangabad to
crush the Nizam.
After months of chasing, the
Peshwas faced the...
-
leadership of
Peshwa Bajirao revived Maratha power and
confided a
great deal of
authority to the Bhat family, who
became hereditary peshwas (prime ministers)...
-
Ramabai (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...
-
century and
later Peshwas also were
reduced to
nominal ruler under various Maratha nobles and
later British East
India Company. The last
Peshwa was deposed...
- only by the
emperor himself and not the
Peshwas.
Following this, an
official letter was
written to the
Peshwas stating that the
remaining building had...
-
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...
- were
considered untouchable in the
contemporary caste-based society. The
Peshwas, who were the 'high-caste' Brahmins, were
notorious for
their mistreatment...
-
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...
-
chief Daulat Rao
Scindia installed Chimaji Rao and Baji Rao II as
puppet Peshwas in
quick succession. In the 1994
Hindi TV
series The
Great Maratha, Raghoba's...
