The reign of Chhatrapati Shahu (1707–1749) is known as the effective reign of the Peshwas. Although Shahu was the Chhatrapati, he delegated most of the executive, military and administrative powers to his chosen Peshwas, especially Balaji Vishwanath and Bajirao I, ...
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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, ...
After the assassination of Narayan Rao, his infant son Madhavrao Narayan (Sawai Madhavrao) was named Peshwa. Because he was a minor, a regency council known as the “Barbhai Council,” led by Nana Fadnavis and Mahadaji Scindia, governed the empire. This ...
Raghunath Rao, the younger brother of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao, led the Maratha expedition into North India that successfully captured Punjab. His forces took Lahore and drove out the agents of Ahmad Shah Abdali. This campaign famously pushed the Maratha frontier ...
Shivaji’s last major military campaign was the Karnataka campaign (1677–1678). This campaign was highly successful, bringing significant territories in the south (including Jinji and Vellore) under Maratha control, extending the state’s reach to the east coast and providing immense wealth, ...