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Appointment as Peshwa

India · House / Maratha Empire. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1713–1720Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1713

Balaji Vishwanath Bhat1713

Satara · House / Maratha Empire

Shahu appoints Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa, beginning the political rise of the Bhat family within the Maratha state.

1720

Baji Rao I1720

Satara · House / Maratha Empire

Shahu appoints the young Baji Rao I as Peshwa after the death of Balaji Vishwanath.

Names involved

Baji Rao IBalaji Vishwanath Bhat

Provenance

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