Balaji Vishwanath
Religious Leader
1662 – 1720
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Who was Balaji Vishwanath?
Balaji Vishwanath Deshmukh, better known as Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, was the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Brahmin 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 persistent attack by the Mughals under Aurangzeb.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1662
Shrivardhan - Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Ethnicity
- Marathi people
- Died
- Apr 12, 1720
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on July 23, 2013
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