Bhat family

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The Bhat family was the influential Chitpavan Brahmin lineage that produced the hereditary Peshwas who effectively ruled the Maratha Empire in the 18th century.

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Bhat family canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chitpavan Brahmin family
hereditary Peshwa lineage
associatedEvent Anglo-Maratha Wars
Third Battle of Panipat
associatedWith Maratha Empire
Pune
caste Brahmin
linked to: Brahmins
country India
culturalIdentity Marathi Brahmin
linked to: Chitpavan Brahmins
declineCause defeat by the British in the Anglo-Maratha Wars
dynasticRole Peshwa dynasty of the Maratha Empire
ethnicity Chitpavan Brahmin
linked to: Chitpavan Brahmins
firstPeshwaFromFamily Balaji Vishwanath Bhat
founder Balaji Vishwanath Bhat
governanceStyle hereditary ministerial rule under nominal Maratha kings
governedTerritory Maratha Confederacy
linked to: Maratha Empire

large parts of western and central India
heldOffice Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
historicalCategory Indian political dynasties
Maratha noble families
historicalSignificance central to expansion of Maratha power in 18th century India
language Marathi
lastPeshwaFromFamily Baji Rao II
notableFor producing hereditary Peshwas of the Maratha Empire
notableMember Baji Rao I
Baji Rao II
Balaji Baji Rao
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat
Madhav Rao I
Madhav Rao II
Narayan Rao
periodOfInfluence 18th century
early 19th century
politicalInfluence dominant in Maratha politics
politicalRole de facto rulers of the Maratha Empire in the 18th century
politicalSystem hereditary prime ministership under the Maratha Chhatrapati
powerBase Pune court
precededBy non-hereditary Peshwas of the Maratha Empire
region Maharashtra
religion Hinduism
socialStatus elite Brahmin lineage
subcaste Chitpavan
linked to: Chitpavan Brahmins
succeededBy British East India Company rule in western India
titleHeld Peshwa

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Peshwa associatedDynasty Bhat family
Balaji Baji Rao dynasty Bhat family
Baji Rao I house Bhat family
Vishwasrao family Bhat family
Balaji Vishwanath isAssociatedWithDynasty Bhat family
subject linked to: Balaji
Madhav Rao II memberOf Bhat family