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Multiple choice history rise of marathas and peshwas successors of shivaji successors of shivaji and peshwas marathas after shivaji

The first Peshwa was ______.

  1. Balaji Viswanath

  2. Balaji Baji Rao

  3. Baji Rao

  4. <span>None of these</span>
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Peshwa was the Prime Minister in the Maratha Empire. Balaji Viswanath was the first Peshwa. Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa on 16 November 1713. He assisted the Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that was damaged by the attacks of the Mughals.

Multiple choice history rise of marathas and peshwas successors of shivaji successors of shivaji and peshwas marathas after shivaji

The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was

  1. a loose federation

  2. a military State

  3. a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)

  4. a regency of the Peshwa
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Maratha administration under the Peshwas functioned as a confederacy (often referred to as a Mandala or Sangha), where various Maratha chiefs held significant autonomy while nominally acknowledging the Peshwa's leadership.

Multiple choice history rise of marathas and peshwas successors of shivaji successors of shivaji and peshwas marathas after shivaji

The Peshwa's Secretariat at Pune (Poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was known as

  1. Huzur Daftar

  2. El Beriz Daftar

  3. Chalte Dafter

  4. Peshwa Dafter
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Explanation

The Huzur Daftar was the central secretariat and the main record-keeping office of the Peshwa government in Pune, serving as the pivot for administrative and financial operations.

Multiple choice history rise of marathas and peshwas successors of shivaji successors of shivaji and peshwas marathas after shivaji

The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was

  1. Tarabai

  2. Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath

  3. Peshwa Bajirao

  4. Shahu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Balaji Vishwanath is widely regarded as the second founder of the Maratha Kingdom. He consolidated the empire and established the Peshwa office as the dominant political force after a period of internal instability.