The transformation of the Peshwaship occurred as the office became “hereditary” starting with the family of Balaji Vishwanath. By gaining direct control over the state’s finances and the most powerful military contingents, the Peshwas marginalized the Chhatrapati. The Chhatrapati became ...
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The defining difference between the two systems was their approach to authority. The Mughal system was highly centralized, with power flowing strictly from the Emperor. In contrast, the Maratha system, particularly under the Peshwas, was inherently decentralized. Regional chiefs held ...
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) ended the First Anglo-Maratha War. Its key term was the British formal recognition of the infant Madhav Rao II as the legitimate Peshwa, thereby abandoning their support for the rival claimant, Raghunath Rao (Raghoba). The ...
The Third Anglo-Maratha War resulted in the total annihilation of Maratha political power. The British abolished the Peshwaship, annexing the Pune region directly into their dominion. Bajirao II was exiled to Bithoor. Simultaneously, the other members of the Maratha Confederacy—Scindia, ...
The First Anglo-Maratha War occurred during the minority of Peshwa Madhavrao Narayan. The war was triggered when the British supported the deposed Raghunath Rao’s claim to the Peshwaship. The Maratha regency council, led by Nana Fadnavis, successfully resisted British aggression, ...