Bajirao I,born as Visaji,was the 7th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy.
The Maratha Empire,also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy,was an early modern Indian empire and later a confederation that controlled large portions of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shivaji of the Bhonsle dynasty as the Chhatrapati. Although Shivaji came from the Maratha caste,the Maratha empire also included warriors,administrators,and other nobles from the Maratha and several other castes from what is known today as Maharashtra. The Maratha Kingdom was expanded into a full-fledged Empire in the 18th Century C.E under the leadership of Peshwa Bajirao I.
The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The war left the Company in control of most of India. It began with an invasion of Maratha territory by British East India Company troops,and although the British were outnumbered,the Maratha army was decimated. The troops were led by Governor General Hastings,supported by a force under General Thomas Hislop. Operations began against the Pindaris,a band of Muslim mercenaries and Marathas from central India.
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 prime minister in the Maratha empire,the office became hereditary after the death of Shahu in 1749. During the reign of Shahu,the office of Peshwa grew in power and the Peshwas came to be the de facto rulers of the Maratha empire. However following the defeat of the Marathas in 1761,the office of the Peshwa became titular as well and from that point onwards served as the ceremonial head of the Confederacy underneath the Chhatrapati.
Balaji Baji Rao,often referred to as Nana 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.
Madhavrao I was the 9th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. During his tenure,the Maratha Confederacy fully recovered from the losses they suffered during the Third Battle of Panipat,an event known as Maratha Resurrection.
Raghunathrao Bhat,also known as Ragho Ballal or Ragho Bharari,was the 11th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire for a brief period from 1773 to 1774. He was known among the Hindus for his extremely successful Delhi and North-western campaign in 1757-59 and for his works to liberate the Hindu holy places of Kashi and Ayodhya.
Madhavrao II was the 12th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire in India,from his infancy. He was known as Sawai Madhav Rao or Madhav Rao Narayan. He was the posthumous son of Narayanrao Peshwa,murdered in 1773 on the orders of Raghunathrao. Madhavrao II was considered the legal heir,and was installed as Peshwa by the Treaty of Salbai in 1782 after First Anglo-Maratha War.
Yashwant Rao Holkar also known as Jaswantrao Holkar belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy was the Maharaja of the Indore. He was a gifted military leader and educated in accountancy as well as literate in Persian and Marathi and Urdu.
Pune is the 9th most populous city in India and one of the largest in the state of Maharashtra.
Dattatray Balwant Parasnis (1870–1926) was a historian from Maharashtra,India,who lived during the British Raj days.
Ranoji Bhoite was a Maratha chieftain of the Bhoite clan who lived in the 18th century. The Commander in Chief of the Maratha army from satara He was a contemporary of Ranoji Shinde,Dattaji Shinde,and others. Bhoite was an active Commander in Maratha's North India Campaign. Some Maratha leaders survived after the Panipat battle and created their own kingdoms,but Bhoite did not. He served under King Shahu in the Satara Kingdom.
Baloji Kunjar / Kunjir (17??–1816) was Sardar and Minister of Affairs in service of Peshwa Baji Rao II. He was Peshwa Baji Rao II's favorite. After the death of Peshwa Sawai Madhavrao,there was debates for the position of Peshwa among the Maratha Empire. Balaji Kunjar performed a successful role to convey most friendly declaration and assurance between Baji Rao II and Nana Phadanvis,to appoint Baji Rao II as peshwa of Maratha Empire. Peshwa Baji Rao II and Nana Phadanvis awarded inam (Jagir) to him in 14 villages near Purandhar fort,for his role. He performed successful role in administration of maratha empire and as affairs minister or diplomat (vakil) for Peshwa Baji Rao II. He along with his son Pandoji Kunjar and Narayan,enjoyed the position as Sur-Patil (सर-पाटील) at Pune Punch Mahals during the era of Peshawa Baji Rao II. He along with his family has long enjoyed the privileges of sar-patil of 360 villages and towns in the Subha of Poona.
Pandoji Kunjar (Kunjir)(Marathi:पांडोजीकुंजर/ कुंजीर),was a sardar in the service of Peshwa Baji Rao II and the elder son of Sardar Balaji Kunjar. After his father Balaji Kunjar,he possess the position of Sur-Patil (सर-पाटील) at Pune Punch Mahals along with his brother Narayan Kunjar at era of Peshawa Baji Rao II.
The following list includes a brief about the titles of nobility or orders of chivalry used by the Marathas of India and by the Marathis/Konkanis in general.
Shamsher Bahadur I,was a ruler of the Maratha dominion of Banda in northern India. He was the son of Bajirao I and Mastani.
The Bhat Peshwa family earlier known as Bhat family is a prominent Indian Chitpavan Brahmin family who dominated India for around 100 years in the late 18th century and early 19th century. Most of the members in this family were the Peshwas in the Peshwa Era of the Maratha Empire,and Peshwa later became their family name. During their regime,most of the Indian subcontinent was under their control. The last Peshwa,Baji Rao II,was defeated by the British East India Company in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818. The territory was annexed to the British East India Company's Bombay Presidency,and he was pensioned.
Parasnis or Parasnavis is a title and surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra and North Karnataka.
The Vinchurkar family is a prominent Maratha family of Nobles,Sardars,Patil,Jagirdars,Mankaris of Vinchur during Maratha Empire,East India Company and British Raj times.
Sakharam Bapu Bokil,born Sakharam Bhagwant Bokil,was an influential minister,diplomat and statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration in Pune,India. Before joining the Peshwa administration at Pune,Sakharam was the Kulkarni of Hivare.
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