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Balaji Vishwanath was the Maratha Peshwa from 1713 to 1720.Balaji Vishwanath was raised to the position of Peshwa in 1713. Balaji Vishwanath was an able and trusted friend of Raja Shahu Maharaj who gave him confidence and raised himself to the office of Peswa.

Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. His reign ended following the defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818.

The period of Balaji Baji Rao was from 1740 to 1761. Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Rao as the Peshwa in 1740 upon his father's death at the very young age of 19, Balaji proved worthy of his responsibility. The Panipat battle caused the death of Balaji Baji Rao in 1761.

After Balaji Baji Rao , Madhav Rao become the Peshwa. He was the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. At his time the Maratha Resurrection took place, as the Maratha empire recovered from the losses they suffered during the Third battle of Panipat.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sambhaji was the eldest son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and succeeded him as the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire in 1680.

In the first half of the seventeenth century, an epoch making personality emerged in Maharashtra- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He established Swaraj by challenging the unjust ruling powers here.