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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhat family canonical | 6 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chitpavan Brahmin family
ⓘ
hereditary Peshwa lineage ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Anglo-Maratha Wars
ⓘ
Third Battle of Panipat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
Pune ⓘ |
| caste |
Brahmins
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmin
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity |
Chitpavan Brahmins
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi Brahmin
|
| declineCause | defeat by the British in the Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ |
| dynasticRole | Peshwa dynasty of the Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Chitpavan Brahmins
ⓘ
surface form:
Chitpavan Brahmin
|
| firstPeshwaFromFamily | Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ |
| founder | Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | hereditary ministerial rule under nominal Maratha kings ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha Confederacy
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 Brahmins
ⓘ
surface form:
Chitpavan
|
| succeededBy | British East India Company rule in western India ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Peshwa ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Balaji Vishwanath