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	Indian History - Rise of Marathas and Sikh Kingdoms in India
		Baji Rao's son, Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb) succeeded as the Peshwa.
		In 1796 Baji Rao II, son of Raghunath Rao became the Peshwa.
		Nana Phadanis looked after the Maratha kingdom well until his death in 1800 A.D. After that Baji Rao II signed a treaty with the British in 1802, which weakened the Peshwa power.
	www.gatewayforindia.com /history/maratha.htm (976 words)

	Maratha Empire information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the Maratha empire was largely annexed by British, although a number of Maratha states persisted as princely states of British India until Indian independence in 1947.
		Baji Rao died in 1740, after a series of conquests that had consolidated the power of the Marathas.
		Baji Rao's son, Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), was appointed as a Peshwa by Shahu.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Maratha_Empire (1863 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Baji Rao I
		Baji Rao, who fought over 36 battles, is reputed to have never lost one.
		The later Kingdoms of Scindias (Ranoji) of Gwalior, Holkars (Malharrao) of Indore, Gaekwads (Pilaji) of Baroda, and Pawars (Udaiji) of Dhar were Baji Rao's creation of a Maratha confederacy as he wreaked havoc on the disintegrating Mughal Empire and set up his jahagirdars (governors).
		Baji Rao built the palace, Shaniwar Wada in the city of Pune.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Peshwe_Baji_Rao_1 (1141 words)

	~:: Shivaji - the legend ::~
		The news of this battle and the passing away of Murar Baji and the long drawn siege along with the destruction of the countryside forced Shivaji to reach out for a compromise with Jai Singh in the interests of the sufferring population of Maharashtra.
		Baji Rao was a very able and ambitious soldier and he was the one who consolidated Maratha power in North India.
		Baji Rao died at a relativey young age of 40 in the year 1740.
	www.geocities.com /shivaraai/2.htm (6808 words)

	Accession of Baji Rao Peshwa at Poona
		Baji Rao Peshwa became Peshwa at the age of 20.
		In October 1730, Malhar rao Holkar and Ranoji Sindia were granted the jagir of Malwa with them making Indore and Ujjain their headquarters.
		Malhar Rao Holkar lost to the Governor of Avadh, S Khan forcing the Peshwa to make a tactical retreat.
	www.indhistory.com /bajirao-peshwa.html (874 words)

	Denver Area Indian Community Website
		The injured youth was Baji Rao’s adopted son Nana Saheb and his companion, his younger brother Rao Saheb.
		Baji Rao the Second was the Peshwa only in name.
		In 1838 the British appointed Gangadhar Rao as the Raja.
	www.denverindians.com /personality11.asp (1134 words)

	The Palkhed Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Also the timing was important because the Peshwa (Baji Rao) and the Maratha Armies were in Karnataka (the state south of Maharashtra).
		Baji Rao and the Maratha armies were called back from the south, from the Karnataka campaign.
		In May 1727, Baji Rao then asked Shahu to break of negotiations with the Nizam-ul-Mulk (Nizam-ul-Mulk had called for an arbitration over the payment of the chauth and sardeshmukhi) and started mobilizing an army.
	www.kenfinity.com /xHistory/xMarathas/xPalkhed/pPalkhed.htm (584 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Books
		The book ostensibly is the story of Baji Rao, the Peshwa of Shahuji, but in truth it is a chronicle of the times when in a burst of creative energy the Marathas established their authority over what was Mughal India.
		Baji Rao also ensured that there was no complacency in the discipline of his soldiers, and two incidents mentioned in the book speak volumes of their fighting qualities.
		When asked to draw a picture of Baji Rao by the Mughal emperor, the painter drew a soldier on a horseback in the dress of a trooper with reins loose on the horse's neck and the lance resting on his shoulder.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20011021/spectrum/book2.htm (1287 words)

	Nana Sahib - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		NANA' 'SAHIB, the common designation of Dandu Panth, an adopted son of the ex-peshwa of the Mahrattas, Baji Rao, who took a leading part in the great Indian Mutiny, and was proclaimed peshwa by the mutineers.
		Nana Sahib had a grievance against the British government because they refused to continue to him the pension of eight lakhs of rupees (-(80,000) which was promised to Baji Rao by Sir John Malcolm on his surrender in 1818.
		For this refusal the Nana bore the British a lifelong grudge, which he washed out in the blood of women and children in the massacres at Cawnpore.
	8.1911encyclopedia.org /Nana_Sahib (156 words)

	Kota History,Origin of Kota in Rajasthan,History of Kota India,Kota History of Rajasthan India
		It was during his reign that the Marathas under Baji Rao first invaded Rajasthan, not with the intention of annexing Rajput territories but to form an alliance with them.
		Baji Rao first took Nahargarh fort in 1739, held by a Muslim chief, and presented it to Durjan Singh, making Nahargarh a part of the Kota region.
		Baji Rao had earlier defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1728 and seven years later in 1735 took Malwa, being accepted as its ruler.
	www.indiasite.com /rajasthan/kota/history.html (2045 words)

	The Mewar Encyclopaedia: B
		Baji Rao I, Peshwa, an able Maratha statesman and distinguished warrior, who led the first Maratha invasion into Mewar, and eventually became the second Peshwa (Chief Minister) of the Maratha confederacy (r.
		Baji Rao reorganised the Marathas against the Muslim powers, conquering Gujarat, Malwa, and Bundelkhand.
		Baji Rao II, Peshwa, the third leader of the Maratha confederacy (r.
	www.mewarindia.com /ency/baj.html (939 words)

	Tribuneindia... The fact File
		In 1733, Ahilyabai was married to Khande Rao, the son of Malhar Rao.
		Malhar Rao, a subedar, was given the state of Malwa to govern, by Peshwa Baji Rao.
		Tukoji Rao Holkar assisted Ahilyabai, and became her chief counsellor and chief commander of the army.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99jul10/saturday/fact.htm (529 words)

	treaty of bassein,1802:treaty of bassein,treaty of bassein 1802,bassein campaign,history of india
		After various plots and counter-plots on December 4, 1796, Baji Rao II, son of Raghoba, became the Peshwa and Nana Phadnavis as his chief minister.
		Jaswant Rao Holkar made Amrit Rao's son Vinayak Rao the Peshwa and on the other hand Baji Rao took refuge in Bassein.
		On May 13, 1803 Baji Rao II was restored to Peshwarship under the protection of the East India Company.
	www.india4world.com /Indian-History/Treaty-of-Bassein.shtml (594 words)

	Bajiquan & Piguazhang Foundational Training Part 2
		The spear training in the baji system requires the use of, at a minimum, a ten foot tapered spear that is much more than a weapon: It represents one of the most significant methods for developing chan si jing, fajing, and overall internal/external strength.
		Xiao baji is the routine upon which the structure or foundation is built, emphasizing a symmetrical squareness in deep postures.
		In the highest levels of baji, the jings of both baji and pigua are expressed in the techniques and applications.
	www.wutangcenter.com /wt/bajipigua2.htm (2697 words)

	Peshwa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was the appointment of his son, Baji Rao I as Peshwa in 1719 by Shahu that made the position hereditary in the Bhat family.
		Baji Rao and his son, Balaji Baji Rao, oversaw the period of greatest Maratha expansion (see map at right), brought to an end by the Maratha's defeat by an Afghan army at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.
		The last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was defeated by the British East India Company in the Battle of Khadki which was a part of Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peshwa (512 words)

	Vasai in Maharashtra, Bassein Fort, Traveling Bassein, Temples of Vasai, Aagashi Jain Mandir, Arnala Fort, Chinchoti ...
		In 1801 in Poona (Pune), Jaswant Rao Holkar rose in rebellion with a huge army and defeated the combined armies of Daulat Rao Sindhia and Peshwa Baji Rao II and captured the city of Poona.
		The defeated Baji Rao had no hesitation in accepting the Subsidiary Alliance with the British and signed the Treaty of Bassein with East India Company on December 31, 1802.
		In May 1803 Baji Rao II was restored as Peshwa under the protection of the British.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /maharashtra/vasai (1373 words)

	Teachers and Parents - Biographies
		The dissatisfied Nana Saheb and Rao Saheb, Bahadur Shah, the King of Delhi, and the well-wishers of the Nawab of Oudh were all anxious to meet.
		Thinking that Jhansi was being ruled by a weak woman, one Sadashiva Rao rebelled in a part of the state and proclaimed himself the king.
		During the night Rao Saheb, Tatia and the Nawab of Banda held a council, and next morning met the Rani.
	balagokulam.org /teach/biographies/jhansi.php (3723 words)

	Maratha Kingdoms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		His successor Baji Rao (1720-1740) controlled the Maratha states of Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), and Baroda (Gujarat) from Pune.
		When Madhav Rao died (1772), his uncle and successor Raghunath tried to come to an accommodation with the British in Bombay.
		The Second Maratha war (1803-1805) was actually a British intervention in favor of Baji Rao II of Pune when his ascendancy was contested by other Maratha clans.
	www.worldhistoryplus.com /history/m/Maratha_kingdoms.htm (692 words)

	Nana Saheb’s Right Hand
		Peshwa Baji Rao the Second of Poona was then the ruling chief of the Marathas.
		The most important of them was Nana Saheb, the adopted son of Baji Rao the Second, and later the brain behind the revolutionary war of 1857.
		During the revolution Rao Saheb was to accompany Tatia Tope like a shadow in all his military exploits.
	www.freeindia.org /biographies/freedomfighters/tatiatope/page1.htm (573 words)

	Amazon.com: "Baji Rao": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peshwa Baji Rao I The ability of Shivaji Bhonsle to adequately divide his attention between the civil and military sectors of his administration...
		Balaji's son, Baji Rao, succeeded his father at the age of 19 and held this high office from 1720 to 1740.
		Baji Rao himself, though a brahman, took the lead in confronting the Nizam's army,...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Baji-Rao (500 words)

	2nd Mahratta War : 1803-1805
		The Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was still the offiicial head of the Marathas, but the most powerful were Doulut Rao Sindhia of Gwalior, and Jaswant Rao Holkar of Indore; lesser powers were the Gaekwar of Baroda and Ragogee Bhonsla, Raja of Berar.
		Marquess Wellesley's attempts to bring these states into his `subsidiary' system were unsuccessful, and civil war among the Marathas resulted in the utter defeat of the Peshwa's forces by Holkar at the battle of Poona (25 October 1802).
		Baji Rao II fled to British protection, and by the Treaty of Bassein formed an alliance with the British, ceding territory for the maintenance of a subsidiary force, and agreeing to treat with no other power.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~clday/maratha.htm (1508 words)

	Indiaclub.com: Baji Rao - The Warrior Peshwa : Biography
		Brave as a tiger and handsome as a god, this is the story of Peshwa Baji Rao, the great Maratha general and statesman, who in the mid-eighteenth century changed the map of India.
		Baji Rao had a galaxy of contemporaries, both friends and adversaries, who have left their mark on history.
		This book is about war; of battles on land and battles at sea; of the thundering peal of cannons and the hailstorms of musket shots; of brilliant-bladed talwars and razor-sharp lances; of heroism and glory and cowardice and intrigue; of palaces and fortresses; and even of love.
	www.indiaclub.com /shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=8071 (325 words)

	The Hindu : Fascinating tale of the Kalkaji Temple
		TALKATORA GARDEN today gives the appearance of a placid park basking in the late winter sunlight, but 267 years ago it was the scene of much excitement as a detachment of Moghul troops sent by Mohammad Shah from the Red Fort waited here to stop the raiding Marathas from entering Delhi.
		Peshwa Baji Rao I had raided the Capital in 1737 after outmanoeuvring the two Moghul armies sent out against him.
		Just then news was received by Baji Rao that the two Moghul armies he had left behind were in pursuit of him from Mathura.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/mp/2004/01/26/stories/2004012600750200.htm (801 words)

	Vandemataram.com - Patriots
		There she grew up in the political atmosphere of the Peshwa's household and came in close contact with Nana Sahib, Rao Sahib and Tatya Tope.
		After the marriage in 1842 with Maharaja Gangadhar Rao of Jhansi, Manikarnika was named Lakshmi Bai.
		Her only male child died in infancy and her husband expired prematurely on 21 November 1853, nominating her as Regent of his adopted son, Damodar Rao, aged five years.
	www.vandemataram.com /biographies/patriots/lakshmibai.htm (434 words)

	Gwalior
		This dynasty was founded by Ranuji Scindia, who was employed by the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao to command a force.
		Daulat Rao Scindia was very inexperienced and was unable to continue the marvelous path of his predecessor, he was defeated by the British due to his French general Perron proving traitor.
		Jayaji Rao Scindhia in the late 1800's built a marvelous palace known as Jai Villas which still exists in Gwalior and currently functions as a home to the current Scindhia Maharaja and part of it is a museum.
	www.maharaja.freeserve.co.uk /gwalior.html (350 words)

	1857 - India's Struggle for Freedom - NANA SAHEB
		A Maratha, one of the leaders of the First War of Independence, Nana Saheb was born in 1824 to Narayan Bhatt and Ganga Bai.
		In 1827 his parents went to the court of the last Peshwa Baji Rao, who adopted Nana Saheb, thus making him heir-presumptive to the throne.
		On the death of the last Peshwa, Baji Rao-II, in 1851 the Company's Government stopped the annual pension and the title.
	oudh.tripod.com /1857/nana.htm (316 words)

	Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Marathas captured Hindaun and Sambhar, and in 1735 the Emperor recognized Baji Rao as the governor of Malwa.
		In December 1739 Baji Rao invaded the Deccan with 50,000 men; but Nasir Jang's army of 10,000 defeated them in a pitched battle, and the Marathas gave up their claims in the Deccan.
		Peshwa Baji Rao I died in 1740 and was succeeded by his son Balaji Rao.
	www.san.beck.org /2-10-Marathas1707-1818.html (23755 words)

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