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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.
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The last peshwa, Baji Rao II, was defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
** Baji Rao II ( Peshwa of the Marathas )
* February 28 – At the Battle of Palkhed, Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I defeats the Mughal Governor of Deccan, Nizam-ul-Mulk.
* Baji Rao II ( Peshwa of the Marathas ) 1795 – 1818
Baji Rao Ballal Balaji Bhat () ( August 18, 1700 – April 28, 1740 ), also known as Baji Rao I, was a noted general who served as Peshwa ( Prime Minister ) to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati ( Emperor ) Shahu from 1720 until Baji Rao's death.
He is also known as Thorale ( Marathi for Elder ) Baji Rao.
Baji Rao is thus acknowledged as the most influential of the nine Peshwas.
Baji Rao was the son of the first Bhat family Peshwa, Balaji Vishwanath.
Standing tall, poised and confident before Shahu Maharaj and his court, the young new Peshwa Baji Rao is said to have thundered:
* Baji Rao, who fought over 41 major battles and many more other battles and is reputed to have never lost a single battle.
* In 1732, after the death of Maharaja Chhatrasal, a long-time ally of the Maratha Empire, Baji Rao was granted 1 / 3 of Chhatrasal's kingdom in Bundelkhand.
* An Outstanding cavalry leader, Baji Rao was loved by his troops and his people.
Baji Rao is famous for rapid tactical movements in battle using his cavalry inherited from maratha generals like Santaji Ghorpade, Dhanaji Jadhav, Ananadrao Makaji, hence he is often called a cavalry general.
Baji Rao was married to Kashibai, and had three sons of whom, Nanasaheb, was appointed Peshwa by Shahu in 1740.
* A leading Marathi entertainment channel, ETV-Marathi has launched a daily serial " Shrimant Peshwa Baji Rao Mastani " being produced by Nitin Chandrakant Desai Production from 14 June 2010.
* A Bollywood Hindi movie, < nowiki > Bajirao Mastani </ nowiki > the romance between Baji Rao and his wife, Mastani is currently being planned.
The movie is to be directed by director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and is slated to star Rani Mukherjee as Kashibai, Kareena Kapoor as Mastani and Shahrukh Khan or Abhishek Bachchan as Baji Rao Peshwa.
It also tells of the Peshwa's relations with his mother Radhabai, his wife Kashibai, his son Nana Saheb ( later Balaji Baji Rao ) and his sickly but brilliant brother Chimaji Appa.
Later that year he was transferred to the Diplomatic Service where he was posted as the assistant to the British resident at the court of the Peshwa ruler Baji Rao II.
Under the leadership of gallant Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I, Maratha raided and committed atrocities against Muslim population of Delhi-Agra region.
Baji and son
Shamsher Bahadur's son, Ali Bahadur, ruled over Baji Rao's lands in Bundelkhand, and founded the state of Banda, UP.
After Balaji Vishwanath's death in April, 1720, his son, Baji Rao I was appointed as Peshwa by Chattrapati Shahuji, one of the most liberal emperors.
Baji Rao's son, Balaji Bajirao ( Nanasaheb ), was appointed as a Peshwa by Shahuji.
Baji Rao's commander Trimabkji killed Lt. Chishom thereby avenging death of Govindrao Gokhle, only son of Bapu Gokhle.
The appointment of his son, Baji Rao I as Peshwa in 1719 by Shahu made the position hereditary in the Bhat family.
Shahu, who also appointed Baji Rao's son as Peshwa in 1740, gave considerable authority to the Peshwas to command the Maratha armies, and they responded well during his reigns.
He was succeeded as Peshwa by his son Baji Rao I, who never lost a battle.
1761 ), also known as Balaji Baji Rao, was the son of Bajirao from his marriage with Kashibai and one of the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
On 11 March 1719 he celebrated the marriage of his son Visaji, the future Peshwa Baji Rao I with Kashibai.
He was succeeded by his elder son, the celebrated Baji Rao I, who was appointed Peshwa by Chattrapati Shahu.
Baji Rao's son, Balaji, also tried to coerce Mastani into leaving his father, but she refused.
Baji Rao's wife Kashibai, his brother Chimnaji Appa, his son Balaji ( Nanasaheb ), and Mastani came to Khargon.
Baji Rao was the son of Peshwa Raghunathrao and Anandibai.
Much later, in July 1857 during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, after their successful re-capture of Kanpur, the British forces burnt down Bithur, including the residence of Baji Rao II ( wada ) where many members of his extended family except his adopted son, Nana Sahib, resided.
After working as secretary to several British officers, he was taken into the service of the Nana Sahib, adopted son of the late Peshwa Baji Rao II ( died 28 january 1851 ), as secretary and advisor.
The last of the Peshwas, Baji Rao II, was banished to Bithur ; his adopted son, Nana Sahib, made the town his headquarters.
Baji and Balaji
The current temple was built by Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao ( a. k. a Nanasaheb ).
Enraged by her growing influence on Baji Rao, and Baji Rao's neglect of Kashibai, Balaji had Mastani placed under house arrest for a time, while Baji Rao was on military campaign.
Baji and period
The throne of Delhi came back to the Hindus under King Hemu for a short period in 1556 & later on under the Marathas when Peshwa Baji Rao I defeated the Mughals in the First Battle of Delhi in 1737.
Baji and greatest
Thus Baji Rao is hailed as the greatest Maratha chief after Shivaji because of his success in subjecting Muslim rulers of east India in states such as Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the Maratha rule.
Baji and Maratha
Baji Rao's greatness lay in that true to the judgment of his master and seasoned troops at his disposal, he struck terror of Maratha armies in the Indian sub-continent.
* The later Kingdoms of Scindias ( Ranoji Shinde ) of Gwalior, Holkars ( Malharrao ) of Indore, Gaekwads ( Pilaji ) of Baroda, and Pawars ( Udaiji ) of Dhar were Baji Rao's creation of a Maratha Empire as he wreaked havoc on the disintegrating Mughal Empire and set up his jagirdars ( fiefdoms ).
The Maratha Empire was at its height in the 18th century under Shahu and the Peshwa Baji Rao I.
Shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhatt ( August 18, 1700-April 25, 1740 ), also known as Baji Rao I, was a noted general who served as Peshwa ( Prime Minister ) to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati ( Emperor ) Shahu between 1720 until death.
The Marathas were led by Chimaji Appa, a brother of Peshwa Baji Rao I. Maratha victory in this war was a major achievement of Baji Rao I reign.
The overarching ambition of Raghunathrao, Peshwa Baji Rao II's father, and the latter's own incompetence since coming into his inheritance, had long caused much internecine intrigue within the Maratha confederacy ; Peshwa Baji Rao II no longer commanded the deference his predecessors had.
The Peshwa of the Maratha Empire at this time was Baji Rao II.
Baji Prabhu Deshpande () was a Minister / Count ( also known as Sardar ) of Chattrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha empire.
Baji Prabhu Deshpande ( died 1660 ) was one of the lieutenants ( also known as sardar ) of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha empire.
Baji Rao proved his loyalty and patriotism by controlling the feudal chieftains who wanted to be separate from Maratha empire.
Peshwa Baji Rao I, prime minister to Chattrapati Shahu, king of the Maratha empire, laid the ceremonial foundation of his own residence on Saturday, January 10, 1730.
This was mainly because most of the Maratha forces, including their leader Baji Rao I, were at the time fighting the Nizam-ul-Mulk in Hyderabad.
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