Question

Name the port given to Balaji Viswanath​

Answer 1

Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1662–1720), better known as Shrimant Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Bhat family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that had been racked by civil war and persistently intruded on by the Mughals under Aurangzeb. He was called the Second Founder of the Maratha State.[2] Later, his son Bajirao I became the Peshwa.

Answer 2

Their combined forces captured most of the Konkan coast, including Balaji's birthplace of Shrivardhan, which became part of the Angre fiefdom. Delighted with Balaji's success, Shahu dismissed Bahiroji Pingale and appointed Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa on 16 November 1713.

Died: 2 April 1720 (aged 58); Saswad, Maratha Empire

Monarch: Chhatrapati Shahu I

Father: Vishwanath Pant Bhat (Visaji)