Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath

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Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath was an early 18th-century Maratha statesman who, as Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, laid the foundations for its expansion and the rise of his influential family dynasty.

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Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath canonical 3
Balaji Vishwanath Peshwa 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maratha statesman ⓘ
Peshwa ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
allegiance Shahu faction of the Marathas ⓘ
linked to: Tarabai faction
alsoKnownAs Balaji Vishwanath Peshwa ⓘ
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath ⓘ
appointedBy Chhatrapati Shahu I ⓘ
birthPlace Shrivardhan ⓘ
birthRegion Konkan ⓘ
birthYear c. 1662 ⓘ
child Baji Rao I ⓘ
Chimaji Appa ⓘ
contributedTo rise of Peshwa dominance in Maratha politics ⓘ
transition of Peshwaship into a hereditary office ⓘ
country Maratha Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Saswad ⓘ
deathYear 1720 ⓘ
dynasty Bhat–Peshwa family ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
ethnicity Chitpavan Brahmin ⓘ
linked to: Chitpavan Brahmins
familyOrigin Shrivardhan in Konkan ⓘ
fullName Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
historicalPeriod post-Aurangzeb Mughal–Maratha conflicts ⓘ
knownForPolicy revenue settlements with Mughal authorities ⓘ
securing Chauth and Sardeshmukhi rights in the Deccan ⓘ
legacy founder of the powerful Peshwa dynasty at Pune ⓘ
militaryRole organizer of Maratha forces for Shahu I ⓘ
monarchServed Shahu I ⓘ
negotiatedWith Mughal Empire ⓘ
notableFor establishing hereditary Peshwa line ⓘ
laying foundations of Maratha Empire expansion ⓘ
strengthening authority of Shahu I ⓘ
officeEnd 1720 ⓘ
officeStart 1713 ⓘ
politicalAchievement strengthening central Maratha administration under Shahu I ⓘ
politicalBase Saswad near Pune ⓘ
linked to: Saswad
positionHeld Peshwa of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
linked to: Peshwa
predecessor Bahiroji Pingale ⓘ
region Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
religion Hinduism ⓘ
servedAs administrator in Maratha revenue system ⓘ
military organizer for Shahu I ⓘ
spouse Radhabai ⓘ
linked to: Radhabai Barve
successor Baji Rao I ⓘ
supported consolidation of Shahu I’s claim to the Maratha throne ⓘ
title Peshwa ⓘ

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Chitpavan Brahmins → associatedWith → Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath ⓘ
Balaji Vishwanath → alsoKnownAs → Balaji Vishwanath Peshwa ⓘ
subject linked to: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
linked to: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
Balaji Vishwanath → alsoKnownAs → Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath ⓘ
subject linked to: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
Maratha court at Pune → associatedWith → Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath ⓘ