Balaji Vishwanath
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1662–1720) was the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Bhat family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire and the Mughal vassals of the Marathas during the early 18th century. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha king Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that had been racked by civil war and persistently intruded on by the Mughals under Aurangzeb. He was called the Second Founder of the Maratha State. He secured a grant from the Mughal court that confirmed Shahu as the legitimate Mughal vassal, at the expense of his rival Sambhaji. Later, his son Bajirao I became the Peshwa.
Balaji Vishwanath | |
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Portrait of Balaji Vishwanath at the Peshwa Memorial in Parvati Hill, Pune | |
| 6th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire | |
| In office November 16, 1713 – April 02, 1720 | |
| Monarch | Shahu I |
| Preceded by | Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi |
| Succeeded by | Baji Rao I |
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| Born | 1 January 1662 Shrivardhan, Bijapur Sultanate (modern day Maharashtra, India) |
| Died | 12 April 1720 (aged 58) Saswad, Maratha Confederacy (modern day Maharashtra, India) |
| Spouse(s) | Radhabai |
| Children | Bajirao I Chimaji Appa Bhiubai Joshi Anubai Ghorpade Bhikaji Ranoji |
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