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Which of the following events during the period 1674-1720 is considered the most significant turning point leading to the rise of the Peshwas as the de facto rulers of the Maratha Empire?

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0%(A) Shivaji's formal coronation as Chhatrapati at Raigad in 1674.
0%(B) The execution of Chhatrapati Sambhaji by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1689.
100%(C) The appointment of Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa by Chhatrapati Shahu in 1713. ( 1 voter )
0%(D) The Treaty of Lonavala in 1707, which ended the war of succession between Shahu and Tarabai.
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The most significant turning point was the appointment of Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa by Chhatrapati Shahu in 1713. Balaji Vishwanath stabilized the state after the civil war, secured the pivotal 1719 treaty with the Mughals and made the Peshwa office hereditary and functionally supreme, shifting real power away from the Chhatrapati to the Pune-based Peshwas. ANSWER: (C) The appointment of Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa by Chhatrapati Shahu in 1713.

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    1. The most critical event was the appointment of Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa by Shahu in 1713. Balaji, a highly capable administrator, was instrumental in politically unifying the Maratha factions supporting Shahu. He consolidated the Maratha state by achieving the 1719 Mughal-Maratha Treaty, which legalized Chauth and Sardeshmukhi collection. By the end of his term, he had centralized all administrative and military power in the office of the Peshwa, making the Chhatrapati a figurehead and launching the era of the Peshwas.

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