History Peshwas (27!4!2020) Gs History Eng

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GENERAL STUDIES HISTORY

PESHWAS

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PESHWAS
➡➡ Balaji Vishwanath(1713-1720)
➡➡ Baji Rao-I(1720-1740)
➡➡ Balaji Baji Rao(1740-1761)
➡➡ Madhav Rao(1761-1772)
➡➡ Madhav Rao Narain (1774-1796)
➡➡ Baji Rao II (1796-1818)

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SHIVAJI (1627-1680)
• Sambhajee(1680-1689) • Rajaram(1689-1700)
• Tarabai(1700-1707)
• (regent of Shivaji II)

❖ Shahu

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PESHWAS
Balaji Vishwanath (1713-1720) Baji Rao I (1720-1740)
❖ Shahu • Real founder
❖ Battle of KHED(1707) • Greates exponent of guerrila tactics
• Maratha Mandal
❖ Shahu & Tara Bai
✦ Scindias-Gwalior
• Bhairon Pant Pingley
✦ Bhonsle-Nagpur
• Diwan of Tara Bai ✦ Gaekwad-Baroda
• Shahu coronated ✦ Holkar-Indore
• Bhairon Pant Pingley (Senakarte) ✦ Peshwa-Pune
 "Maratha flag shall fly from Krishna to
• Later “PESHWA”
Attock and from Attock to Cuttack"
• Institution as hereditary,de-facto  Nizam was defeated( 1728/1737)
• Treaty with Sayyid brothers  Attack over Delhi(1737-1738)
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PESHWAS
Balaji Baji Rao(1740-1761) Madhav Rao (1761-1772)
• Expansion policy • Younger son & minor
• Rajputs,Karanataka,Bundelkhand • Raghunath Rao [custodian]
• IIIrd Battle of Panipat [1761] • Srirangpatnam attacked
• Dual forces[Marathas & Mughals] • Peace Treaty [ Maratha & Mysore]
• ABDALI[opponent] • Peshwa died
• Aftermath- dual forces lost • Battle of powership between Raghunath
• Vishwas Rao [son of Peshwa died] Rao and Narayan Rao[uncle&younger
brother of Peshwa]
• Major shrank to dual power
• Narayan Rao was defeated
• Raghunath Rao declared himself
Peshwa [1773-1774]
• Overthrown by Barabhai Alliance
founded by Nana Phadnavis
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PESHWAS
Madhav Rao Narain (1774-1796) Baji Rao II (1796-1818)
• Maratha Mandal virtually dissolved • ANGLO-MARATHA WAR-II [1803-1805]
• Raghunath Rao at English camp • Maratha Mandal concluded Susidiary
• ANGLO-MARATHA WAR-I [1775-1782] Alliance
• Treaty of Salbai[1782]/status quo • Pension stopped
• ANGLO-MARATHA WAR-III [1817-1818]
• Bithur
• Nana Saheb [adopted son] participated
in Revolt of 1857

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TAXES during MARATHAS
➡➡ CHAUTH and SARDESHMUKHI both were land tax collected from Mughal territory.
➡➡ CHAUTH was 1/4th of the land revenue .
➡➡ SARDESHMUKHI was an additional levy of 10% .

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Previous Year Questions
Q1. Who among the following became the first Peshwa who attacked over Mughal
imperial politics at Delhi?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath (b) Balaji Baji Rao
(c) Baji Rao I (d) Baji Rao II
Q2. Who founded ‘Peshwaship’ under the regime of Marathas?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath (b) Baji Rao I
(c) Balaji Baji Rao (d) Baji Rao II
Q3. Who among the following founded the famous ‘Barabhai Alliance’?
(a) Nana Saheb (b) Peshwa Baji Rao I
(c) Nana Phadnavis (d) Peshwa Madhav Rao

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THANK YOU

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