Question

write short note on Balaji Vishwanath ​

Answer 1

Answer:

He was called the Second Founder of the Maratha State. Later, his son Bajirao I became the Peshwa.

Answer 2

Answer:

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.