After Raghoji's death, he was succeeded by his son Janoji Bhonsle. Janoji was involved in wars between the Peshwa and the Nizam of Hyderabad. The nizam united against him and sacked and burnt Nagpur in 1765. On Janoji's death on 21 May 1772, the Battle of Panchgaon was fought over succession, until Mudhoji Bhonsle was victorious.

After Raghoji's death, he was succeeded by his son Janoji Bhonsle. Janoji was involved in wars between the Peshwa and the Nizam of Hyderabad. The nizam united against him and sacked and burnt Nagpur in 1765. On Janoji's death on 21 May 1772, the Battle of Panchgaon was fought over succession, until Mudhoji Bhonsle was victorious.

Early years and family. Balaji Rao was born in the Bhat family, to Peshwa Baji Rao I, on 8 December 1720.After Baji Rao's death in April 1740, Chhatrapati Shahu appointed 19-year old Balaji as the Peshwa in August 1740, despite opposition from other chiefs such as Raghoji I Bhonsle. He was married to Gopikabai.The couple had three sons, Vishwasrao who died in …

This is a list of notable Marathi people an ethnolinguistic group that speaks Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language as their native language

The earliest Indian rulers are known from epigraphical sources found in Archeological Inscriptions on Asokan Edicts written in Pali language and using brahmi script and then from literary sources Sanskrit literature, Jain literature and Buddhist literature in context of literary sources. Archaeological sources included archeological remains in Indian subcontinent which give many …

The land of Odisha or former Kalinga has undergone several changes in terms of its boundaries since ancient ages. It was also known by different names like Odra Desha, Kalinga, Hirakhanda, Mahakantara or Utkala in different eras. Unlike other Ancient Kingdoms in India, Odisha for most part of the History remained a stable and major power till medieval era due to wide spread …

Madhavrao Bhat was second son of Peshwa Nanasaheb, son of Bajirao.He was born in Savnur in 1745. At the time of his birth, the Maratha Empire was stretched across a sizeable portion of Western, Central and Northern India.On December 9, 1758, Madhavrao married Ramabai in Pune.. Nanasaheb had greatly expanded the Maratha Empire and had tried to establish better …

The Battle of Pävankhind was a rearguard last stand that took place on 13 July 1660 at a mountain pass in the vicinity of fort Vishalgad, near the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India between the Maratha Baji Prabhu Deshpande,and warriors Bandal and Siddi Masud of Adilshah Sultanate. The engagement ended with the destruction of 5000 bijapur forces resulted in a …

Tarabai Bhosale (Pronunciation: [t̪aːɾabaːi]; née Mohite) was the regent of the Maratha Empire of India from 1700 until 1708. She was the queen of Rajaram Bhonsale, and daughter-in-law of the empire's founder Shivaji.She is acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against Mughal occupation of Maratha territories after the death of her husband, and acting as the …