| Name(s) |
BAJIRAO BALLAL
(BALAJI) BHAT, also known as
Bajirao I. |
| Date of
Birth |
August 18, 1700 |
| Date of
Death |
April 28, 1740 |
|
Identity |
Peshwa (Prime Minister) to
the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati (Emperor) Chhatrapati
Shahu Raje Bhonsle from 1720 until Bajirao's death.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is also known as Thorale
(Marathi for Elder) Bajirao.
- He was also popular with the
nickname 'Rau'.
- Bajirao fought over 41
battles and is reputed to
have never lost one.
- He is credited with expanding
the Maratha Empire, especially in
the north, which contributed to its
reaching a zenith during his son's
reign twenty years after Bajirao's
death.
- Bajirao is acknowledged as the
most influential of the nine
Peshwas.
- He is said to have fought for
the establishment of "Hindu
Pad Padshahi" (Hindu
Empire).
- Apr 17, 1720: On this day,
two weeks after the death of his
father (Balaji Vishwanath who died
on Apr 02, 1720), he was made the
Peshwa
to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati
(Emperor) Chhatrapati
Shahu Raje Bhonsle from 1720 until Bajirao's death.
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