Peshwa

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hereditary title office in the Maratha Empire political office prime ministerial title

The Peshwa was the hereditary prime minister and powerful chief executive of the Maratha Empire, effectively serving as its de facto ruler during much of the 18th century.

Aliases (9)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary title → office in the Maratha Empire → political office → prime ministerial title →
abolishedBy	British East India Company →
appliesToJurisdiction	Maratha Empire →
associatedDynasty	Bhat family → Chitpavan Brahmins →
basedIn	Pune →
basicFunction	chief executive → head of government → prime minister →
country	Maratha Empire →
deFactoRulerOf	Maratha Empire →
endCause	Third Anglo-Maratha War →
endTime	1818 →
gainedHereditaryStatusUnder	Baji Rao I → Balaji Vishwanath →
governmentalDomain	civil administration → foreign policy → military affairs →
historicalRole	diplomatic leadership → fiscal administration → military leadership →
languageOfWorkOrName	Marathi → Persian →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	India → Maharashtra →
officeCreatedBy	Maratha rulers → Shivaji →
officeCreatedFor	Balaji Vishwanath →
partOf	Maratha administration →
positionHeldBy	Baji Rao I → Baji Rao II → Balaji Baji Rao → Balaji Vishwanath → Madhav Rao I → Madhav Rao II → Narayan Rao →
religion	Hinduism →
residence	Shaniwar Wada →
seatOfGovernment	Shaniwar Wada →
significantPeriod	18th century →
subordinateTo	Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire →
timePeriod	17th century → 18th century → early 19th century →
titleUsedFor	head of Maratha confederacy →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Baji Rao II → Baji Rao II ("Shreemant Peshwa") → Dhondu Pant → Nana Sahib →	title
Baji Rao II ("Peshwa of the Maratha Empire") → Balaji Baji Rao ("Peshwa of the Maratha Empire") → Balaji Vishwanath ("Peshwa of the Maratha Empire") →	positionHeld
Baji Rao II ("Bhat Peshwa family") → Balaji Vishwanath ("Bhat family of Peshwas") →	dynasty
Dhondu Pant ("Peshwa dynasty") →	associatedWith
Maratha Empire →	deFactoRulerTitle
Ranoji Scindia ("Peshwa of the Maratha Empire") →	employer
Nana Sahib ("Peshwa family") →	family
Balaji Baji Rao ("Peshwa family of Pune") →	house
Maratha Empire ("Peshwas of Pune") →	notableDynasty
Anglo-Maratha Wars ("Peshwa of the Maratha Empire") →	opponent
Nana Fadnavis ("Poona court of the Peshwa") →	powerBase
Maratha →	subgroup
Nana Fadnavis ("Peshwa of the Maratha Empire") →	workedFor