Maratha Empire
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The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. For most of its existence, it comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major
The Maratha Empire (yellow) in 1760
Early Maratha conquests, in Shivaji's and Shahji's time
Portrait of Shivaji, in the Rijksmuseum, Netherland.
Peshwa Bajirao I and Malhar Rao Holkar c.18th century
Balaji Baji Rao
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Balaji Baji Rao, commonly known as Nana Saheb I, was the eighth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He succeeded his father, Baji Rao I, as Peshwa in 1740.
18th-century portrait of Balaji Bajirao
Painting of Balaji Baji Rao riding a horse at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, Mumbai
Parvati Hill in Pune, built by Balaji Baji Rao in 1749
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple in Nasik, rebuilt by Balaji Baji Rao in 1755