Balaji Vishwanath Bhat

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Maratha statesman Peshwa historical figure prime minister

Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, better known as Balaji Vishwanath, was the first Peshwa (prime minister) of the Maratha Empire who laid the foundations for its expansion in the early 18th century.

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Balaji Vishwanath Bhat canonical 4
Balaji Vishwanath Bhatt 2
Balaji Vishwanath 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maratha statesman ⓘ
Peshwa ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
prime minister ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Balaji Vishwanath ⓘ
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
surface form: Balaji Vishwanath Bhatt
child Baji Rao I ⓘ
Chimaji Appa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Maratha Empire ⓘ
dynasty Peshwa dynasty of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
surface form: Bhat Peshwa family
era early 18th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Maratha ⓘ
knownFor administrative skills ⓘ
diplomatic abilities ⓘ
reorganizing Maratha revenue and military systems ⓘ
monarchServed Shahu I ⓘ
movement Maratha expansion ⓘ
notableFor being the first hereditary Peshwa of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
laying the foundations for Maratha expansion in the early 18th century ⓘ
occupation administrator ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
officeEstablishedAs hereditary Peshwaship in his family ⓘ
politicalAlignment Maratha court at Pune ⓘ
surface form: Maratha court of Shahu I
positionHeld Peshwa ⓘ
surface form: Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
regionOfActivity Deccan Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Deccan

Western India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleIn consolidation of Shahu I’s authority ⓘ
negotiations that increased Maratha influence in the Deccan ⓘ
strengthening of the Maratha central administration ⓘ
title Pant Pradhan ⓘ
Peshwa ⓘ

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Balaji Vishwanath → alsoKnownAs → Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
Balaji Vishwanath → alsoKnownAs → Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Balaji Vishwanath Bhatt
Bhat family → founder → Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
Bhat family → notableMember → Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
Bhat family → firstPeshwaFromFamily → Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
Mughal–Maratha Wars → significantPerson → Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Balaji Vishwanath
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat → alsoKnownAs → Balaji Vishwanath Bhat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Balaji Vishwanath Bhatt