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Shrimant Peshwa Maharajadhiraj Vakil-ul-Mutlaq(Regent of the Empire)
Madhavrao II
Portrait of Madhavrao II c.1790–1792
12th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy
In office 28 May 1774 – 27 October 1795
Monarch
Rajaram II of Satara
Preceded by
Raghunathrao
Succeeded by
Baji Rao II
Personal details
Born
18 April 1774
Died
27 October 1795(1795-10-27) (aged 21) Shaniwar Wada, Pune, Maratha Empire
Parents
Narayanrao Peshwa (father)
Gangabai Sathe (mother)
Relatives
Vishwasrao (uncle) Madhavrao I (uncle) Nanasaheb Peshwa (grandfather) Gopikabai (grandmother)
Residence(s)
Shaniwarwada, Pune, Maratha Empire
Profession
Peshwa
Madhavrao II (18 April 1774 – 27 October 1795) 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[1] in 1782 after First Anglo-Maratha War.
^Thorpe, S.T.E. (2009). The Pearson General Studies Manual 2009, 1/e. Pearson Education. p. 96. ISBN 9788131721339. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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12th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy