For the titular Peshwa Nana Saheb of Bithur, see Nana Sahib.
Balaji Bajirao
18th century portrait of Balaji Bajirao
8th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy
In office August 1740 – 23 June 1761
Monarchs
Shahu I
Rajaram II (titular monarch)
Preceded by
Bajirao I
Succeeded by
Madhavrao I
Personal details
Born
Balajirao Bhat
(1720-12-08)8 December 1720 Sate Mawal, Pune, Maratha Confederacy (modern day Maharashtra, India)
Died
23 June 1761(1761-06-23) (aged 40) Parvati Hill, Pune, Maratha Confederacy (modern day Maharashtra, India)
Spouse
Gopikabai
(m. 1730)
[1]
Children
Vishwasrao Madhavrao I Narayan Rao
Parent(s)
Baji Rao I (father) Kashibai (mother)
Relatives
Raghunath Rao (brother) Sadashivrao Bhau (cousin) Shamsher Bahadur I (half-brother)
Residence(s)
Shaniwarwada, Pune, Maratha Empire (modern day Maharashtra, India)
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Balaji Baji Rao (8 December 1720 – 23 June 1761), often referred to as Nana Saheb I, was the 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy.[2] He was appointed as Peshwa in 1740 upon the death of his father, the Peshwa Bajirao I.
During his tenure, the Chhatrapati (Maratha Emperor) was a mere figurehead. At the same time, the Maratha empire started transforming into a confederacy, in which individual chiefs—such as the Holkars, the Scindias and the Bhonsles of Nagpur kingdom—became more powerful. During Balaji Rao's tenure, the Maratha territory reached its zenith. A large part of this expansion, however, was led by the individual chiefs of the Maratha Empire.
Balaji Bajirao was an astute strategist, a shrewd diplomat and an accomplished statesman.[neutrality is disputed] He, along with his cousin Sadashivrao Bhau, introduced new legislative and financial systems in the state. Under his leadership, the borders of the Maratha Empire expanded to Peshawar in present-day Pakistan, Srirangapatna in the South, and Medinipur in present-day West Bengal. Nanasaheb built canals, bridges, temples and lodges for travellers in the capital city of Pune and in other parts of the Maratha Empire. In his twenty-year reign as the Peshwa, Nanasaheb subdued three major powers under his tenure, viz. Mughals in the North, the Nizam in the South and the Bengal Sultanate. Along with that he also weakened the Afghan control over Punjab, stopped their repeated invasions on the imperial capital of Delhi, subdued the Rajputs and Rohillas and neutralized the state of Oudh. He greatly improved the condition of peasants and brought remarkable changes in the state of agriculture. Many successful economic changes took place during his tenure.[citation needed]
^"Nana Sahab Peshwa and the Fight for Freedom". 18 December 1961.
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Sakharam Bapu contemplated the idea of making Ali Bahadur, the grandson of BajiRao, the Peshwa of the Maratha empire. He convinced most of the Maratha chiefs...
so, she sided with Tarabai in a rebellion against the Peshwa. When BalajiBajiRao left for the Mughal frontier, Tarabai imprisoned Chhatrapati Rajaram...
seen on the edge of the kunda. The current temple was built by Peshwa BalajiBajiRao after it was destroyed by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. The temple is located...
illness, Nana died at Pune on 13 March 1800. Following his death, Peshwa BajiRao II placed himself in the hands of the British, provoking the Second Anglo-Maratha...
was succeeded by his son Damaji Rao Gaekwad (also known as Damaji II). Damaji fought against Peshwa BalajiBajiRao when the Dabhades rebelled against...
title. When Umabai Dabhade joined Tarabai's side against BalajiBajiRao, Pilaji's son Damaji Rao Gaekwad commanded the Dabhade force. He was defeated, and...
India Company, whose advance forced Amrut Rao to flee Pune and make peace with BajiRao Subsequently, Amrut Rao signed a treaty with the British, agreeing...
maritime Powers. However, he alienated himself from the Maratha Peshwa, BalajiBajiRao which led to his capture by the East India Company and Peshwa's forces...
Mughal territories in the south of Agra under Maratha control. BajiRao's son BalajiBajiRao further increased the territory under Maratha control by invading...
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