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  Peshwa - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Peshwa (also known in Marathi as Peshwe) were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Chattrapatis (Kings), who began commanding Maratha armies and later became the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire of central India from 1749 to 1818.
The word Peshwa may have originated in Persian, meaning "foremost", and was introduced in Deccan by the Muslim rulers.
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.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Peshwa   (497 words)

  
 First Anglo-Maratha War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the death of Madhavrao Peshwa in 1772, his brother Narayanrao Peshwa ascended the position of Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
However, Raghunathrao, Narayanrao’s uncle, had his nephew assassinated in a palace conspiracy that placed Raghunathrao as the next Peshwa, although he was not a legal heir.
After the defeat, Shinde proposed a new treaty between the Peshwa and the British that would recognize the young Madhavrao as the Peshwa and grant Raghunathrao a pension.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Anglo-Maratha_War   (655 words)

  
 History of Maharashtra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Narayanrao was murdered at the Shaniwar wada, owing to a conspiracy by Anandibai, Raghunathrao's wife.
Narayanrao's widow gave birth to a son, Sawai Madhavrao, who was legally the next peshwa.
The Peshwa fled and the power of the country passed from the Peshwas to the British by 1819.
www.mumbainet.com /cityinfo/histmaha.htm   (2898 words)

  
 Peshwa - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Peshwa were the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire of central India from 1713 to 1818.
By Shahu's death in 1749, the Peshwas were the effective rulers of the Maratha state, and they moved their capital from Satara to Pune.
The Peshwa's territory in central Maharashtra was annexed to the British Raj's Bombay province, and the Peshwa was pensioned off.
www.indopedia.org /Peshwa.html   (321 words)

  
 pune rainbow
The Peshwas went out for their military campaigns through this door and were also received here when they returned after succeeding in the campaigns.
Narayanrao was killed in an encounter with the soldiers employed by Raghoba Peshwa, uncle of Madhavrao, his predecessor.
However, Raghoba Peshwa could not become a Peshwa, since he was sentenced to death by Chief Justice Ramashastri Prabhune on charges of plotting the murder of Narayanrao.
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 Maratha_empire info here at en.crankcalls.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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.
The Peshwa sent an army to challenge the Afghans, and the Maratha army was decisively defeated on January 13, 1761 at the Third Battle of Panipat.
The Peshwa was exiled to Bithoor (near Kanpur, U.P.) as a pensioner of the British.The Maratha heartland of Desh, including Pune, came under direct British rule, with the exception of the states of Kolhapur and Satara, which retained local Maratha rulers.
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 Indian History - Rise of Marathas and Sikh Kingdoms in India
Bajirao Peshwa I (1721 to 1740) - Bajirao, the elder son became Peshwa after the death of Balaji Vishwanath.
Baji Rao's son, Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb) succeeded as the Peshwa.
Narayanrao Peshwa (1772 to 1773) just ruled for one year and was murdered in a palace conspiracy.
www.gatewayforindia.com /history/maratha.htm   (976 words)

  
 History of Maharashtra
The Peshwas thus became the de facto rulers of Maharashtra, and Pune became the centre of Maratha politics.
The domestic feuds that ensued led to the murder of the next Peshwa leader, Narayanrao (1773), whose posthumous child, Madhavrao II (1773-1795), managed the affairs of state with the help of the Barbhai council, of which Nana Phadnis and Mahadji Shinde were prominent members.
They were humbled in 1781, but the last Peshwa, Bajirao II (1795-1818) succumbed, and surrendered power in 1818.
www.maharashtraweb.com /Maharashtra/history.asp   (490 words)

  
 The ramparts reverberate...
The impressive facade of Shaniwarwada, which held centrestage during the Peshwa regime is all set to be the centre of attraction now, not politically this time, but aesthetically, as well as from the tourist point of view.
The murder of Narayanrao Peshwa, was by far, the most gory event that occurred on these premises.
After the death of Madhavrao Peshwa, his younger brother Narayanrao became the Peshwa under the guardianship of his uncle, Raghunathrao, who himself was very ambitious of become the Peshwa.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19991119/ile19221.html   (744 words)

  
 British (Punediary.com)
Narayanrao, Balaji Bajirao's third son succeeded the throne as the next peshwa.
Narayanrao was murdered at the Shaniwar wada in Pune, owing to a conspiracy by Anandibai, Raghunathrao's wife.
Narayanrao's widow gave birth to a son, Savai Madhavrao, who was legally the next peshwa.
www.punediary.com /html/british.html   (840 words)

  
 Pune Hotels Travel Guide - History of Pune
This was the period when Pune was destined to occupy a proud position as the central stage of socio-political activities in the country during the later half of 18th century.
Peshwa Bajirao I, constructed the splendid Shaniwar Wada (1729-1736) and built the Omkareshwar and Amruteshwar temples.
The death of Madhavrao was the signal for the collapse of the Peshwa power and four powerful commanders of the Peshwas; the Scindias, Holkars, Gaikwads and Bhosles, gained enough power to destabilise the Peshwa domination.
www.hoteltravel.com /india/pune/guides/history.htm   (945 words)

  
 Peshwa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Baji Rao and his son, Balaji Baji Rao, oversaw the period of greatest Maratha expansion, brought to an end by the Marathas defeat by an Afghanistan army at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.
The last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was defeated by the United Kingdom in the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
The Peshwas territory in central Maharashtra was annexed to the British Rajs Bombay state, and the Peshwa was pensioned off.
read-and-go.hopto.org /Ruling-clans-of-India/Peshwa.html   (214 words)

  
 Virtualpune's History Of Pune-The city was called as Punya Vishaya,Punak Vishaya,and in the 10th century ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Peshwa Bajirao I chose Pune to be the capital of the then mighty Maratha Empire.
Peshwa Balaji died of severe shock and was succeeded by son Madhavrao.
Madhavrao’s death heralded the begining of internal strife in the Peshwa family, which culminated in tragic murder of the young Peshwa Narayanrao.
www.virtualpune.com /art/HISTORY/html/history.shtml   (713 words)

  
 Forts in Shaniwar Wada, History of Maharashtra, Architactural Monuments, Monuments in India, Historical Monuments
With teak from the jungles of Junnar, stones from the quarries of Chinchwad and lime belts of Jejuri provided the lime, the main Mughal influence came from the forays to the north by Bajirao-I, which is obvious from the shape and the structure of the arches.
The fifth Peshwa Narayanrao who was murdered in the Shaniwar Wada at the instance of his uncle Raghunathrao, built a Mahal for his personal use.
By the time of the seventh Peshwa, Madhavrao, who leapt to his death from here, the main portion of the Wada had become six storeyed and had 4 large chowks and several small ones.
www.indiantravelportal.com /maharashtra/monuments/shaniwar-wada.html   (854 words)

  
 History of Maharashtra-Shivaji-Origin of Maharashtra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Balaji Vishwanath (1712-1721), Bajirao Peshwa (1721-1740), Nanasaheb Peshwa (1740-1761), 'Thorale' Madhaorao Peshwa (1761-1772, Narayanrao Peshwa (1772-1773), 'Sawai' Madhaorao Peshwa (1774-1795) and 'Second' Bajirao Peshwa - 1795 to 1802 were the other important rulers of Maharashtra.
In 1804, General Wellesly proclaimed the Deccan in a state of chaos, established military rule and the Peshwas remained rulers for namesake.
The present state was formed in 1960 with Bombay as the capital, when the Marathi and Gujarati linguistic areas of former Bombay state were separated.
www.maharashtratourism.net /history.html   (263 words)

  
 The restoration ( 1772 A.D.)
Due to this domestic dispute, Peshwa’s Sardars were in south and thus 1767 and 1768 A.D. the two years were wasted.
The Peshwa sent the ‘Tika’ (10) for the new king with Niloba Gasavi.
Mahadaji hence taking up Ratansing’s cause pleded to the Peshwa that besides monetary profit, Ratansing’s party stood, comparatively more chances of success as it had the support of almost all the Chiefs of Udaypur and was also sided by the Rajas of Jodhpur and Jaypur.
www.maratharajputrelations.com /2tp.html   (2313 words)

  
 History of the Maharashtra and Great Maratha Rulers
He neither had the courage to take any bold decisions nor administrative skills and soon became very unpopular among the people.
Raghunathrao tried to maintain his kingdom by signing treaties with the English, and relied on them for manpower in exchange for money and territory.
As he was only one year old at that time, Nana Phadnis became the main administrator with Phadke,Shinde,Holkar taking care of Military duties.
www.travelmasti.com /domestic/maharashtra/history.htm   (2918 words)

  
 ICHALKARANJI
Shrimant VENKATRAO NARAYANRAO GHORPADE 1720/1745, born 1701, married Shrimant Anubai Sahiba, daughter of the first maratha Peshwa, Balaji Vishwanath of Poona.
Shrimant NARAYANRAO GOVINDRAO [Babasaheb] GHORPADE, led the industrial revolution in Ichalkaranji, which was considered to be the "Manchester of Western India".
Shrimant NARAYANRAO GOVINDRAO [Babasaheb] GHORPADE 1876/1943, born 1870 in Karkamb, Sholapur District, educated at Rajaram College, Kolhapur and Elphinstone and Law Colleges, Bombay, installed 1892, Member of the Bombay Legislative Council for 12 years, married in 1885, Shrimant Rani Gangabai [Maisaheb], daughter of Mohaniraj Paranjpe of Ahmednagar.
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 Details Of Each Peth and their date of Establishment | Kasba Peth | Sadashiv Peth | Narayan Peth | Bhavani Peth Ganj ...
In 1773 Narayanrao Peshwa had build Narayan Peth when he was in Power.
He was the cheif Sardar of Srimant Madhavrao Peshwa.
In Peshwa's era all the policies were issued from Shaniwar Wada hence this place became politically important.
www.punediary.com /html/peths.html   (1925 words)

  
 Peshwa's and Other Royals -kokanastha.com - the cyber place of chitpavan brahmins community of india   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Peshwa's and Other Royals -kokanastha.com - the cyber place of chitpavan brahmins community of india
Peshwe or Peshwa were the Prime Ministers of the Marattha Kingdom.
But reality was that the were the defacto rulers, hence they were the self created royalty in the old feudal setup.
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 Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Under Shahu, the Bhat family of Shrivardhan (Raigad) came to prominence and the Chitpavan Brahman Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1713-1720), who had helped Shahu to strengthen his position, became his Peshwa (prime minister) and brought in the sanads (deeds) of Swaraj, Chauth and Sardeshmukhi from the Mughals.
His son, Peshwa Bajirao I (1720-1740), attempted to break the narrow limits of Maharashtra by adopting a forward policy and building Maratha power on the ruins of the Mughal empire.
The memory of these things is a priceless asset to their race."
www.maharashtra.gov.in /english/community/community_peshwaShow.php   (523 words)

  
 Pune Travel Tips - Pune Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
Eighteenth century Pune: The Peshwa rule After the death of Shivaji in 1680, his son Sambhaji ruled the Maratha kingdom.
Pune gained importance during the period of the second Peshwa Thorala (senior) Bajirao who ruled from 1720 to 1740.
During his time, the palace of the Peshwas - Shaniwarwada was built.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/India/State_of_Maharashtra/Pune-1088896/General_Tips-Pune-R-1.html   (2699 words)

  
 Mahadaji Entrapped in Jaypur
They were soon involved in a vexatious was with the English resulting out of the ambition of Raghunathrao, the uncle of the late Peshwa, that continued consuming their whole energies for seven years, till the treaty of Salbai in May 1782.
From Dig he sent four contingents of the Peshwa with him in advance under chimanaji Khanderao in the service of Shivaji Vital.
At last marching further, he divided his force and the contingents of the Peshwa with him into three section and encamped at a distance of two to three kos before the three doors of Jaypur city to stop the supply of grain.
www.maratharajputrelations.com /3tp.html   (7285 words)

  
 Xainavaar vaaDa
There were separate 'Dalan' for each important member from Peshwa family and it was used least after that person.
Raghobadada Peshwe used to stay in the same building as that of Shrimant Bajirao Peshwe and in the same building Shrimant NarayaNrao peshwe was assacinated.
Except certain parts of kerala and eastern india, entire India was under governance of Peshwa.
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 India (Princely States) -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Shrimant Narayanrao Dinkarrao Bhonsle (1863-1883) in 1871, who took the name Shrimant Raja Shivaji IV Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj Bahadur, and took the throne the same day.
Shivaji IV became insane and only ruled in his own name until 1882, when he was locked away and a regent was appointed.
Among these were Peshwa Baji Rao II, Raja of Bithur, an incompetent ruler, already deposed before he died, and his adopted son, Nana Saheb (also known as Nana Dhondo Pant Peshwa), 1820?-1859(?).
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 Prominet Personalities
He has established the highest ethics and morals.
After the murder of 'Narayan Peshwa' on 13th Dec.1772 Raghunathrao has declared himself as 'Peshwa'.
In the case of murder of Narayanrao, justice Ramshastri Prabhune sentenced Raghunathrao to hang till death.
satara.nic.in /htmldocs/prominet_personalities1.htm   (467 words)

  
 Indian Princely States K-Z
polity - from 1713 the peshwa is chosen from the ruling
3 Jun 1818 The "Peshwa's Dominions" are annexed to British India.
Jul 1857 - 1857 Rebellion by son of the last peshwa.
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 RAMDURG
He was restored to Nargund, while Ram Rao received Ramdurg, a division which continued till 1810.
A further division was made by the Peshwa, with the sons of Sachiv Ramrao, receiving equal shares.
Nargund subsequently lapsed leaving the ruling line of Ramdurg.
uqconnect.net /~zzhsoszy/ips/r/ramdurg.html   (162 words)

  
 jath2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
i) Shrimant Narayanrao Ramrao Dafle He had issue, three sons:
Adopted by his cousin Narayanrao Dafle and succeeded to his estates.
1823 - 1835 Meherban Shrimant Ramrao I Khanajirao Dafle [Aba Sahib], Desmukh of Jath, eldest son of Shrimant Narayanrao Ramrao Dafle, educ.
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 Interesting Legends / Fables / Folklore in Maratha History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Throughout the History of Marathas, we come across numerous exciting, interesting, queer stories about the people, important events, their beliefs, even superstitions that have passed on as folklore.
Narayanrao Peshwa's 'Kaka Mala Vachwa', Anandibai's manipulation 'Dha Cha Ma', Tanaji climbing the now famous cliff on Sinhagad with the help of a Monitor lizard (Ghorpad), Ghost of Divekar brahmin on Torna, Secret Tunnels, Sadhus / Tapasvis, Coincidences, etc.
Though these stories may be dismissed as flights of fancy or romanticism of History, logic can be typically found in most of them.
www.tekdi.com /mamb/smf/index.php?topic=869.0   (2337 words)

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