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4 days ago · It was one of the main reasons for the revolt of 1857. Nana Sahib, the adopted son of Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II, was denied pension after the king’s death, on account of the Doctrine of Lapse. Similarly, Rani of Jhansi’s adopted son was denied the kingdom of Jhansi. These two people led the revolt of 1857.
1 day ago · Baji Rao I himself led the campaign, accompanied by his lieutenants Udaji Rao Pawar, Malhar Rao Holkar and Ranoji Scindia. The Mughal Nizam met the Peshwa at Nalchha on 18 May 1724, and acceded to his demand of collecting chauth from the area. The Peshwa returned to the Deccan, but left Malhar Rao Holkar at Indore to oversee the chauth collection.
4 days ago · Pandurang Rao Tope was the father of Tatya Tope who was an important noble at the court of the Peshwa Baji Rao-II. He moved his family with the cursed Peshwa to Bithur where his son became the closest friend of the Peshwa’s adopted son, Nana Dhundu Pant, known as Nana Saheb.
2 days ago · End of the Peshwa: The last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was defeated and exiled to Bithoor. The Peshwa’s territories were annexed, and he was pensioned off. British Hegemony: The defeat of the Marathas paved the way for the establishment of British paramountcy in India. By the mid-19th century, the British controlled most of the Indian subcontinent.
1 day ago · The Marathas recovered their position as the dominant power in India by 1772 until the last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War. With the defeat of the Marathas , no native power represented a threat for the British any longer. [29]
1 day ago · Shivaji I ( Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale; Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiʋaːd͡ʒiˑ bʱoˑs (ə)leˑ]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680 [5]) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. [6] Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adilshahi Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Confederacy.
