The Treaty of Bassein was a subsidiary alliance signed by Peshwa Bajirao II with the British to regain his throne. By doing so, the head of the Maratha state officially surrendered his sovereignty and accepted British military protection. This gave ...
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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, ...
Madhav Rao I is revered as the ‘Last Great Peshwa’ because he remarkably rebuilt the Maratha Empire within a decade of the Panipat defeat. He restored the shattered economy, suppressed internal rebellions and defeated major enemies like the Nizam and ...
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, ...