Balaji Vishwanath

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Indian statesman Maratha Empire politician Peshwa

Balaji Vishwanath was the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire to wield de facto executive power, laying the foundations for Peshwa dominance in 18th-century western India.

Aliases (2)

Baji Rao I ×1
Vishwanath ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian statesman → Maratha Empire politician → Peshwa →
allegiance	Shahu I of the Maratha Empire →
alsoKnownAs	Balaji Vishwanath Bhat → Balaji Vishwanath Bhatt →
appointedBy	Shahu I →
birthPlace	Konkan region → Shrivardhan → present-day Maharashtra →
centuryOfActivity	18th century →
child	Baji Rao I → Chimaji Appa →
countryOfCitizenship	Maratha Empire →
dateOfDeath	1720 →
deathPlace	Saswad → near Pune → present-day Maharashtra →
dynasty	Bhat family of Peshwas →
ethnicGroup	Chitpavan Brahmin →
familyName	Vishwanath →
givenName	Balaji →
governmentalBody	Maratha court at Satara →
influenced	administrative structure of the Maratha Empire → later Peshwa rule in western and central India →
languageSpoken	Marathi →
militaryConflict	Maratha civil war between Shahu and Tarabai factions →
monarchServed	Shahu I →
notableAchievement	negotiated treaties that expanded Maratha influence in western India → secured release and recognition of Shahu I as Chhatrapati →
notableFor	establishing de facto executive authority of the Peshwa in the Maratha Empire → laying foundations for Peshwa dominance in 18th-century western India →
officeEndTime	1720 →
officeStartTime	1713 →
politicalMovement	centralization of Maratha administration under the Peshwa →
positionHeld	Peshwa of the Maratha Empire →
powerStatus	de facto head of the Maratha government →
predecessor	Bahiroji Pingale →
regionOfInfluence	Deccan → western India →
religion	Hinduism →
residence	Pune region → Satara →
role	chief minister to the Maratha Chhatrapati →
spouse	Radhabai Barve →
successor	Baji Rao I →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maratha Empire → Maratha Empire ("Baji Rao I") →	notableRuler
Balaji Vishwanath ("Vishwanath") →	familyName
Peshwa →	gainedHereditaryStatusUnder
Marathi people →	notableHistoricalFigure
Maratha →	notableLeader
Peshwa →	officeCreatedFor
Peshwa →	positionHeldBy