After Sambhaji, who among the following made the Maratha administration simple and effective?
After the chaos following Sambhaji’s death, Balaji Vishwanath, the first of the great Peshwas, made the Maratha administration simple and effective. Appointed by Shahu in 1713, he stabilized the revenue system, gained the allegiance of Maratha Sardars and centralized power, laying the administrative groundwork for the empire’s territorial expansion. ANSWER (D) Balaji Vishwanath
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The individual who truly simplified and stabilized the Maratha administration after the chaotic reign of Sambhaji and the subsequent Maratha War of Independence was Balaji Vishwanath. Upon his appointment as Peshwa by Shahu in 1713, he systematized the collection of Chauth and Sardeshmukhi revenues by dividing them among the central government and the Sardars. . By achieving the Mughal recognition of Maratha rights in 1719, he brought legal legitimacy and order to the fractured state, focusing on practical administration over complex legalistic structures.