4.Write about Bajirao I in your own words.
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Baji Rao I (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740), born as Visaji,[1] also known as Bajirao Ballal,[2] was the 7th Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Maratha empire. In his 20-year military career, he never lost a battle and is widely considered as one of the best Indian cavalry generals.[3][4] His relationship with his half-Muslim wife Mastani, a subject of controversy,[5][1] has been adapted in Indian novels and cinema.[6][7][8]Baji Rao was born into the Bhat family in Sinnar. His father, Balaji Vishwanath, was a Peshwa of Shahu and his mother was Radhabai Barve.[9] Baji Rao had a younger brother, Chimaji Appa, and two younger sisters, Anubai and Bhiubai. Anubai was married to Venkatrao Ghorpade of Ichalkaranji and Bhiubai was married to Abaji Naik Joshi of Baramati.[10]
Baji Rao spent his childhood in his father's newly acquired fiefdom of Saswad. He and Chimaji were very close.[10] Baji Rao was inspired by the lives of Shivaji, Sambhaji, Ramchandra Pant Amatya and Santaji Ghorpade.[11]
He was trained as a diplomat and a warrior under his father. Being born in a Brahmin family, his education included reading, writing and learning Sanskrit; however, he did not remain confined to his books. Baji Rao displayed a passion for the military at an early age and often accompanied his father on military campaigns.[12][13] He was with his father when his father was imprisoned by Damaji Thorat before being released for a ransom.[1] Baji Rao had been on the expedition to Delhi in 1719 with his father and was convinced that the Mughal Empire was disintegrating and unable to resist northward Maratha expansion.[14] When Balaji Vishwanath died in 1720, Shahu appointed the 20-year-old Baji Rao as Peshwa despite opposition from other chieftains.[15] He is said to have preached the ideal of a Hindu Pad Padshahi (Hindu empire).[16]
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❤ Baji Rao I (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740), born as Visaji, also known as Bajirao Ballal, was the 7th Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Maratha empire. In his 20-year military career, he never lost a battle and is widely considered as one of the best Indian cavalry generals.