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Baji Rao (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740 was a general of the Maratha Empire in India. He served as Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fifth Maratha Chhatrapati (Emperor) Shahu from 1720 until his death. He is also known by the name Bajirao Ballal.
Bajirao was born into the Bhat family of Kokanastha Chitpavan Brahmin lineage.[6] His father Balaji Vishwanath was the first Peshwaof Chhatrapati Shahu; his mother was Radhabai Barve.[7] Baji Rao had a younger brother Chimaji Appa and two sisters, Bihubai Joshi and Anubai Ghorpade.[3] The eldest of his sisters was married into a Deshasthafamily.[8] He spent his childhood in his father's newly acquired fiefdom of Saswad.
Bajirao would often accompany his father on military campaigns. He was with his father when the latter was imprisoned by Damaji Thorat before being released for a ransom.[3]When Vishwanath died in 1720, Shahu appointed the 20-year old Baji Rao as the Peshwa.[9] He is said to have preached the ideal of Hindu Pad Padshahi (Hindu Empire),[10]
Bajirao intended to plant the Maratha flag upon the walls of Delhi and other cities governed by the Mughals and their subjects. He intended to replace the Mughal Empire and create a Hindu-Pat-Padshahi.
Bajirao's first wife was Kashibai. She was the daughter of Mahadji Krishna Joshi and Shiubai of Chas, a wealthy banker family.[20]The relationship between the couple was a happy one.They had three sons together: Balaji Baji Rao (also called "Nanasaheb"), Raghunath Rao (also called "Ragoba") and Janardhan Rao (who died young).Nanasaheb was appointed as the successor to Bajirao as Peshwa by Chhatrapati Shahu in 1740. Raghunath Rao as a military commander is credited with extending Maratha influence all the way to Punjab in 1758[24]
Though Baji Rao was essentially monogamous by both, nature and family tradition, he took a second wife Mastani. She was the daughter of the Hindu king Chhatrasal of Bundelkhand from his Muslim concubine. The marriage was purely a political one and was accepted out of regard for the sentiments of the Bundela king. In 1734, Mastani bore a son who was to be named Krishna Rao at birth. Being born of a Muslim mother, the priests refused to conduct the Hindu upanayana ceremony for him. The boy was eventually named Shamsher Bahadur and brought up as a Muslim.
After Baji Rao's and Mastani death in 1740, Kashibai took the 6 year-old Shamsher Bahadur boy under her care and raised him as one of her own.Shamsher was bestowed upon a portion of his father’s dominion of Banda and Kalpi. In 1761, he and his army contingent fought alongside the Peshwa in the Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghans. He was wounded in that battle and died a few days later at Deeg.
Bajirao was born into the Bhat family of Kokanastha Chitpavan Brahmin lineage.[6] His father Balaji Vishwanath was the first Peshwaof Chhatrapati Shahu; his mother was Radhabai Barve.[7] Baji Rao had a younger brother Chimaji Appa and two sisters, Bihubai Joshi and Anubai Ghorpade.[3] The eldest of his sisters was married into a Deshasthafamily.[8] He spent his childhood in his father's newly acquired fiefdom of Saswad.
Bajirao would often accompany his father on military campaigns. He was with his father when the latter was imprisoned by Damaji Thorat before being released for a ransom.[3]When Vishwanath died in 1720, Shahu appointed the 20-year old Baji Rao as the Peshwa.[9] He is said to have preached the ideal of Hindu Pad Padshahi (Hindu Empire),[10]
Bajirao intended to plant the Maratha flag upon the walls of Delhi and other cities governed by the Mughals and their subjects. He intended to replace the Mughal Empire and create a Hindu-Pat-Padshahi.
Bajirao's first wife was Kashibai. She was the daughter of Mahadji Krishna Joshi and Shiubai of Chas, a wealthy banker family.[20]The relationship between the couple was a happy one.They had three sons together: Balaji Baji Rao (also called "Nanasaheb"), Raghunath Rao (also called "Ragoba") and Janardhan Rao (who died young).Nanasaheb was appointed as the successor to Bajirao as Peshwa by Chhatrapati Shahu in 1740. Raghunath Rao as a military commander is credited with extending Maratha influence all the way to Punjab in 1758[24]
Though Baji Rao was essentially monogamous by both, nature and family tradition, he took a second wife Mastani. She was the daughter of the Hindu king Chhatrasal of Bundelkhand from his Muslim concubine. The marriage was purely a political one and was accepted out of regard for the sentiments of the Bundela king. In 1734, Mastani bore a son who was to be named Krishna Rao at birth. Being born of a Muslim mother, the priests refused to conduct the Hindu upanayana ceremony for him. The boy was eventually named Shamsher Bahadur and brought up as a Muslim.
After Baji Rao's and Mastani death in 1740, Kashibai took the 6 year-old Shamsher Bahadur boy under her care and raised him as one of her own.Shamsher was bestowed upon a portion of his father’s dominion of Banda and Kalpi. In 1761, he and his army contingent fought alongside the Peshwa in the Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghans. He was wounded in that battle and died a few days later at Deeg.
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HERE ARE SOME KEY INFORMATION ABOUT BAJIRAO
1. Peshwa Bajirao I is regarded as the hero of Hinduism. Yet, he never put a ban on the practise of Islam.
2. Peshwa Bajirao was only 12 when he went to the battlefield for the first time.
3. Bajirao's mother, the matriarch Radhabai Peshwa, was a strict administrator and excelled at writing. No one ever harmed her as she was the mother of the most respected Chief Minister of the Maratha empire - Bajirao.
4. Bajirao’s military course spanned 20 years in which he fought 35 enemies. Yet he never witnessed defeat, and always came home with a victory.
5. Chronologically, Malwa (1723), Dhar (1724), Aurangabad (1724), Battle of Palkhed (1728), Firozabad (1737), were some of the most important battles Peshwa Bajirao I won.
6. Bajirao’s greatest clash resulted in the Battle of Palkhed, which was fought against Nizam-Ul-Mulk, the biggest enemy of the Marathas.
7. Bajirao was a major devotee of Lord Shiva.
8. The Mughal emperors were extremely scared of Bajirao, and even refused to plan meetings with him.
9. He was travelling to Delhi with 100,000 troops under his command when he passed away of a sudden fever at his camp.
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1. Peshwa Bajirao I is regarded as the hero of Hinduism. Yet, he never put a ban on the practise of Islam.
2. Peshwa Bajirao was only 12 when he went to the battlefield for the first time.
3. Bajirao's mother, the matriarch Radhabai Peshwa, was a strict administrator and excelled at writing. No one ever harmed her as she was the mother of the most respected Chief Minister of the Maratha empire - Bajirao.
4. Bajirao’s military course spanned 20 years in which he fought 35 enemies. Yet he never witnessed defeat, and always came home with a victory.
5. Chronologically, Malwa (1723), Dhar (1724), Aurangabad (1724), Battle of Palkhed (1728), Firozabad (1737), were some of the most important battles Peshwa Bajirao I won.
6. Bajirao’s greatest clash resulted in the Battle of Palkhed, which was fought against Nizam-Ul-Mulk, the biggest enemy of the Marathas.
7. Bajirao was a major devotee of Lord Shiva.
8. The Mughal emperors were extremely scared of Bajirao, and even refused to plan meetings with him.
9. He was travelling to Delhi with 100,000 troops under his command when he passed away of a sudden fever at his camp.
~~~HOPE IT HELPS YOU PLEASE MARK BRAINLIEST ANSWER ~~~
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