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Bajirao I (18 August 1700 28 April 1740) was a

general of the Maratha Empire in India. He served as
Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fourth Maratha
Chhatrapati (king) Shahu from 1720 until Bajirao's death.
He is also known by the names Bajirao Ballal and
Thorale (Marathi for Elder) Bajirao.[3]

Shreemant Peshwa[1]

Baji Rao
Ballal[2]

Bajirao is credited with expanding the Maratha Empire,

especially in the north, which contributed to its reaching a
zenith during his son's reign twenty years after his death.
In his brief military career spanning 20 years, Bajirao
never lost a battle. According to the British Army officer
Bernard Montgomery, Bajirao was "possibly the finest
cavalry general ever produced by India".[4]

Contents
1 Early life
2 Early career as a Peshwa
3 Nizam becomes Viceroy of the Deccan
3.1 Nizam blocks Maratha revenues
3.2 Nizam attacks Pune
4 Bajirao I's campaign
4.1 Malwa campaign
4.2 Bundelkhand campaign
4.3 Gujarat campaign
4.4 Campaign against Siddis
4.5 March to Delhi
5 Against the Portuguese
6 Personal life
7 Death
8 Battle tactics
9 In popular culture
10 References
11 Further reading
12 External links

Early life

Peshwa of Maratha Empire

In office
27 April 1720 28 April 1740
Monarch

Chhatrapati Shahu

Preceded by Balaji Vishwanath

Succeeded by Balaji Bajirao
Personal details
Born

18 August 1700

Died

28 April 1740 (aged 39)

Raverkhedi

Spouse(s)

Kashibai, Mastani

Relations

Chimaji Appa (brother)

Children

Nanasaheb (Balaji Bajirao),

Raghunathrao and Shamsher
Bahadur I (Krishna Rao)

Parents

Balaji Vishwanath and Radhabai

Religion

Hinduism

Bajirao was born into the Bhat family of Kokanastha

[other names: raau , visaji]
Chitpavan Brahmin lineage.[5] His father Balaji
Vishwanath was the first Peshwa of Chhatrapati Shahu;
his mother was Radhabai. Bajirao had a younger brother Chimaji Appa.[6]

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Bajirao would often accompany his father on military campaigns. He was with his father when the latter was
imprisoned by Damaji Thorat before being released for a ransom.[6] When Vishwanath died in 1720, Shahu
appointed the 20-year old Bajirao as the Peshwa.[7] He is said to have preached the ideal of Hindu Pad
Padshahi (Hindu Empire),[8]

Early career as a Peshwa

By the time Bajirao became the Peshwa, Chhatrapati
Shahu was almost a titular ruler, largely confined to his
residence in Satara. The Maratha confederacy was run in
his name, but the real power lay in the hands of the
Peshwa. By the time of Bajirao's appointment, the
Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah had recognized
Marathas' rights over the territories possessed by Shivaji
at his death. In 1719, the Mughals had also recognized
the Maratha rights to collect taxes (chauth and
sardeshmukhi) in the six provinces of Deccan. Bajirao
believed that the Mughal Empire was in decline, and
wanted to take advantage of this situation with aggressive
expansion in north India. Sensing the declining fortune of
the Mughals, he is reported to have said, "Strike, strike at
the trunk and the branches will fall off themselves."
[9][10][11] However, as a new Peshwa, he faced several
challenges:,[6]
His appointment as the Peshwa at a young age had
evoked jealousy from senior officials like Naro
Ram Mantri, Anand Ram Somant and Shripat Rao
Pratinidhi
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I, the Mughal viceroy of
Deccan, had practically created his own
independent kingdom in the region, and challenged
the Maratha rights to collect taxes in Deccan
The Marathas needed to assert their rights over the
nobles of the newly gained territories in Malwa and
Gujarat
Several areas that were nominally part of the
Maratha territory, were not actually under Peshwa's
control. For example, the Siddis controlled the
Janjira fort

Nizam becomes Viceroy of the

Deccan

Maratha Emperors
(16741818)
Shivaji

16741680

Sambhaji

16801689

Rajaram Chhatrapati

16891700

Shivaji II & Queen Tarabai 17001707

Chhatrapati Shahu

17071749

Rajaram II

17491777

Shahu II

17771808

Pratap Singh

18081818

Peshwas Prime Ministers

(16741818)
Moropant Pingle

16741689

Ramchandra Pant Amatya

16891708

Bahiroji Pingale

17081711

Parshuram Trimbak
Kulkarni

17111713

Balaji Vishwanath

17121719

Baji Rao I

17191740

Balaji Baji Rao (Nanasaheb) 17401761

Madhavrao Ballal

17611772

Narayan Rao

17721773

Raghunathrao

17731774

Sawai Madhavrao

17741795

Baji Rao II

17951818

On 4 January 1721, Bajirao Asaf Jah I at Chikhalthan to

settle their disputes through agreement. However, the Nizam refused to recognize the Maratha rights to
collect taxes from the Deccan provinces.[6] The Asaf Jah I was made "Vizier of the Mughal Empire" in
1722, he resigned as the Vizier and marched towards Deccan, where he defeated the emperor's subject at the
Battle of Sakhar-kheda. In response, the Mughal emperor was forced to recognize Asaf Jah I as the viceroy
("Nizam") of the Deccan. The Marathas, led by Bajirao, helped Nizam win this battle. In fact, for his

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bravery in the battle, Bajirao was honored with a robe, a mansabdari of 7,000, an elephant and a jewel.
The Nizam was a veteran of Aurangzeb's war against the Marathas, after regaining control in the Deccan,
the Nizam tried to appease the Maratha leader Shahu and as well as to undermine Maratha influence within
the Mughal imperial court.[12] The Nizam succeeded in regaining the confidence of the reigning
Muhammad Shah, their common enemy were now the Maratha.

Nizam blocks Maratha revenues

In 1725, the Nizam sent an army to clear out the Maratha revenue collectors from the Carnatic region. The
Marathas dispatched a force under Fateh Singh Bhosle to counter him; Bajirao accompanied Bhosle, but did
not command the army. The Marathas were forced to retreat. They launched a second campaign after the
monsoon season, but once again, they were unable to prevent the Nizam from ousting the Maratha
collectors.[13]

Nizam attacks Pune

Meanwhile, in Deccan, Sambhaji II of Kolhapur had become a rival claimant to the title of the Maratha
Chhatrapati. The Nizam took advantage of this dispute among the Marathas. He refused to pay the chauth
or sardeshmukhi on the grounds that it was unclear who was the real Chhatrapati: Shahu or Sambhaji II
(and therefore, to whom the payment needed to be made). The Nizam offered to act as an arbitrator in this
dispute. At the court of Shahu, Nizam's spokesman was Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi, a Deshastha Brahmin
and a rival of Bajirao (who was a Chitpavan Brahmin). At the court of Sambhaji II, his supporter was
Chandrasen Yadav, who had fought Bajirao's father a decade earlier. Bajirao convinced Shahu not to accept
the Nizam's arbitration offer, and instead launch an assault against him.[13]

Bajirao I's campaign

Bajirao I intended to plant the Maratha flag upon the walls of Delhi and other cities dominated by the
Mughal's and their subjects. He intended to replace the Mughal Empire and create a HinduPat-Padshahi.[14] He led the Marathas based in the Narmada River basin into northern India annexing
territory and exacting Sardeshmukhi and Chauth.
On 27 August 1727, Bajirao started a march against the Nizam. He raided and plundered several of Nizam's
territories, such as Jalna, Burhanpur and Khandesh. While Bajirao was away, the Nizam invaded Pune,
where he installed Sambhaji II as the Chhatrapati. He then marched out of the city, leaving behind a
contingent headed by Fazal Beg. On 28 February 1728, the armies of Bajirao and Nizam faced each other at
the Battle of Palkhed. The Nizam was defeated, and forced to make peace. On 6 March, he signed the Treaty
of Mungi Shevgaon, recognizing Shahu as the Chhatrapati as well as the Maratha right to collect taxes in
Deccan.[6]
Bajirao moved his base of operations from Saswad to Pune in 1728 and in the process laid the foundation
for turning what was a kasba into a large city.[15] Bajirao also started construction of Shaniwar Wada on the
right bank of the Mutha River. The construction was completed in 1730, ushering in the era of Peshwa
control of the city.

Malwa campaign
In 1723, Bajirao had organized an expedition to the southern parts of Malwa. The Maratha chiefs such as
Ranoji Shinde, Malhar Rao Holkar, Udaji Rao Pawar, Tukoji Rao Pawar and Jivaji Rao Pawar had
successfully collected chauth from several areas in Malwa. (Later, these chiefs carved out their own

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kingdoms of Gwalior, Indore, Dhar and Dewas States- Junior and

Senior respectively). To counter the Maratha influence, the Mughal
emperor had appointed Girdhar Bahadur as the Governor of
Malwa.[6]
After defeating the Nizam, Bajirao turned his attention towards
Malwa. In October 1728, he dispatched a huge army commanded by
his younger brother Chimnaji Appa, and aided by the generals like
Shinde, Holkar and Pawar. On 29 November 1728, Chimnaji's army
defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Amjhera. Girdhar Bahadur and
his commander Daya Bahadur were killed in the battle. Chimnaji
also marched towards Ujjain, but had to retreat due to lack of
supplies.[6] By February 1729, the Maratha forces had reached the
present-day Rajasthan.[13]

An equestrian statue of Peshwa

Bajirao I outside the Shaniwar Wada
(Shaniwar Palace) in Pune

Bundelkhand campaign
In Bundelkhand, Chhatrasal had rebelled against the Mughal empire and established an independent
kingdom. In December 1728, a Mughal force led by Muhammad Khan Bangash defeated him, and
imprisoned his family. Chhatrasal had repeatedly sought Bajirao's assistance, but the latter was busy in
Malwa at that time. In March 1729, the Peshwa finally responded to Chhatrasal's request, and marched
towards Bundelkhand. Chhatrasal also escaped his captivity and joined the Maratha force. After they
marched to Jaitpur, Bangash was forced to leave Bundelkhand. Chhatrasal's position as the ruler of
Bundelkhand was restored. Chhtrasal assigned a large jagir to Bajirao, and also married his daughter
Mastani to him. Before his death in December 1731, he ceded some of his territories to the Marathas.[6]

Gujarat campaign
After consolidating Maratha influence in central India, Peshwa Bajirao decided to assert Maratha rights to
collect taxes from the rich province of Gujarat. In 1730, he sent a Maratha force under Chimnaji Appa to
Gujarat. Sarbuland Khan, the Mughal Governor of the province, ceded to Marathas, the right to collect
chauth and sardeshmukhi from Gujarat. He was soon replaced by Abhay Singh, who also recognized the
Maratha rights to collect taxes. However, this success irked Chhatrapati Shahu's senapati (commanderin-chief) Trimbak Rao Dabhade. His ancestors from the Dabhade clan had raided Gujarat several times,
asserting their rights to collect taxes from that province. Annoyed at Bajirao's control over what he
considered his family's sphere of influence, he rebelled against the Peshwa.[6] Two other Maratha nobles of
Gujarat Gaekwad and Kadam Bande also sided with Dabhade.[13]
Meanwhile, after the defeat of Girdhar Bahadur in 1728, the Mughal emperor had appointed Jai Singh II to
subdue the Marathas. However, Jai Singh recommended a peaceful agreement with the Marathas. The
emperor disagreed, and replaced him with Muhammad Khan Bangash. Bangash formed an alliance with the
Nizam, Trimabk Rao and Sambhaji II. On 1 April 1731, Bajirao defeated the allied forces of Dabhade,
Gaekwad and Kadam Bande: Trimbak Rao was killed in the Battle of Dabhoi. On 13 April, Bajirao resolved
the dispute with Sambhaji II by signing the Treaty of Warna, which demarcated the territories of Chhatrapati
Shahu and Sambhaji II. Subsequently, the Nizam met Bajirao at Rohe-Rameshwar on 27 December 1732,
and promised not to interfere with the Maratha expeditions.[6]
Even after subduing Trimbak Rao, Shahu and Bajirao avoided a rivalry with the powerful Dabhade clan:
Trimbak's son Yashwant Rao was made the new senapati of Shahu. The Dabhade family was allowed to
continue collecting chauth from Gujarat on the condition that they would deposit half the collections in the
Chhatrapati Shahu's treasury.[6]

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Campaign against Siddis

The Siddis of Janjira controlled a small but strategically important territory on the western coast of India.
They originally held only the Janjira fort, but after Shivaji's death, they had expanded their rule to a large
part of the central and northern Konkan region.[13] After the death of the Siddi chief Rasul Yakut Khan in
1733, a war of succession broke out among his sons. One of his sons, Abdul Rehman, requested Bajirao for
help. Bajirao sent a Maratha force led by Sekhoji Angre (son of Kanhoji Angre). The Marathas regained
control of several places in Konkan and besieged Janjira. However, their strength was diverted after
Peshwa's rival Pratinidhi occupied the Raigad Fort near Janjira in June 1733. In August, Sekhoji Angre died,
further weakening the Maratha position. As a result, Bajirao decided to sign a peace treaty with the Siddis.
He allowed the Siddis to retain control of Janjira on the condition that they would accept Abdul Rehman as
the ruler. The Siddis were also allowed to retain control of Anjanvel, Gowalkot and Underi. The Marathas
retained the territories of Raigad, Rewas, Thal and Chaul, which they had gained during the offensive.[6]
Soon after the Peshwa marched back to Satara, the Siddis launched an offensive to regain their lost
territories. In June 1734, Bajirao dispatched a force to prevent them from taking over the Raigad fort.
Subsequently, on 19 April 1736, Chimnaji launched a surprise attack on a Siddi camp near Rewas, killing
around 1,500 of them, including their leader Siddi Sat. On 25 September, the Siddis signed a peace treaty,
which confined them to Janjira, Gowalkot and Anjanvel.[6]

March to Delhi
After death of Trimbak Rao, Bangash's alliance against the Marathas had fallen apart. Consequently, the
Mughal emperor recalled him from Malwa, and re-appointed Jai Singh II as the governor of Malwa.
However, the Maratha chief Holkar defeated Jai Singh in the Battle of Mandsaur in 1733. After two more
battles, the Mughals decided to offer the Marathas the right to collect 22 lakh as chauth from Malwa. On 4
March 1736, Bajirao and Jai Singh came to an agreement at Kishangad. Jai Singh convinced the emperor to
agree to the plan, and Bajirao was appointed as Deputy Governor of the province. Jai Singh is also believed
to have secretly informed Bajirao that it was a good time to subdue the weakening Mughal emperor.[6]
On 12 November 1736, the Peshwa started a march to the Mughal capital Delhi from Pune. On hearing
about the advancing Maratha army, the Mughal emperor asked Saadat Khan to march from Agra and check
the Maratha advance. The Maratha chiefs Malhar Rao Holkar and Pilaji Jadhav crossed Yamuna and
plundered the Mughal territories in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab. Saadat Khan led a force of 150,000 against
them, and defeated them. He then retired to Mathura, thinking that the Marathas had retreated. However,
Bajirao advanced to Delhi and encamped at Talkatora. The Mughal emperor dispatched a force led by Mir
Hasan Khan Koka to check his advance. The Marathas defeated this force in the Battle of Delhi on 28
March 1737. Bajirao then retreated from Delhi, apprehensive about the approach of a larger Mughal force
from Mathura.[6]
The Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah then sought help from the Nizam. The Nizam set out from Deccan,
and met Bajirao's returning force at Sironj. The Nizam told Bajirao that was going to Delhi to repair his
relationship with the Mughal emperor. On reaching Delhi, he was joined by other Mughal chiefs, and a
massive Mughal army set out against the Peshwa. The Peshwa also assembled a force of 80,000 soldiers and
marched towards Delhi, leaving behind a force of 10,000 under Chimnaji to guard Deccan. The two armies
met mid-way at Bhopal, where the Marathas defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Bhopal on 24 December
1737. Once again, the Nizam was forced to sign a peace agreement, this time at Doraha on 7 January
1738.[16] The province of Malwa was formally ceded to the Marathas and the Mughals agreed to pay
5,000,000 as indemnity. This time, the Nizam took an oath on Koran to abide by the treaty.[6]

Against the Portuguese

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The Portuguese had captured several territories on the west coast of India. They had violated an agreement
to give the Marathas a site on Salsette Island for building a factory, and had been practising religious
intolerance against the Hindus in their territory. In March 1737, the Peshwa dispatched a Maratha force led
by Chimnaji against them. The Marathas captured the Thana fort and almost all of Bassein, after the Battle
of Vasai. They also managed to gain control of Salsette on 16 May 1739, after a prolonged siege. However,
the Marathas had to turn their attention away from the Portuguese due to Nader Shah's invasion of the
Mughal Empire in the north.[6]

Personal life
Peshwa Bajirao's first wife was Kashibai; they had three sons: Balaji Baji Rao
(aka Nana Saheb), Raghunath Rao and Janardan Rao (who died young).[17]
Nana Saheb succeeded him as the Peshwa in 1740, under the name Balaji Baji
Rao.
His second wife was Chhatrasal's daughter Mastani. He was deeply in love with
Mastani, and built a palace for her in Pune, which was called the Mastani
Mahal. A reconstruction of it can be seen at the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in
Pune, including remains from the original palace. The contemporary orthodox
Hindu Brahmin society refused to accept the marriage because Mastani had a
Muslim mother. This led to a crisis in the Bhat family. The historian D. G.
Godse claims that Bajirao's brother Chimnaji Appa and mother, Radhabai,
never accepted Mastani as one of their own. Many attempts were made to take
her life, presumably by Chimnaji Appa; she survived with the help of
Chhatrapati Shahu.

Mastani

In 1734, Bajirao and Mastani had a son, who was named Krishna Rao at birth. Bajirao wanted him to be
accepted as a Brahmin, but because of his mother's Muslim faith, the priests refused to conduct the Hindu
upanayana ceremony for him.[6] The boy was brought up as a Muslim, and came to be known as Shamsher
Bahadur. Kashibai took the six-year-old boy, also named as Krushnarao, under her care and raised him as
one of her own. He was bestowed upon a portion of his fathers dominion of Banda and Kalpi. In 1761 he
and his army contingent fought alongside the Peshwa in the Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas
and Afghans and he died during the same battle[18] at the age of nearly 27. Shamsher Bahadur's own son,
Ali Bahadur, later ruled over Bajirao's lands in Bundelkhand, and founded the state of Banda.

Death
Bajirao died on 28 April 1740, at the age of 39 of a sudden fever,
possibly heat stroke, while inspecting his jagirs. At that time, he was
on route to Delhi with 100,000 troops under his command at his
camp in the district of Khargone, near the city of Indore. He was
cremated on 28 April 1740, at Raverkhedi on the river Narmada.
The Scindias built a chhatri as a memorial at this place. The
memorial is enclosed by a dharmashala. The compound has two
temples, dedicated to Nilkantheshwara Mahadeva (Shiva) and
Rameshvara (Rama).[19]

Bajirao memorial at Raverkhedi

Expansion of the Maratha territories during Bajirao I's reign

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Maratha and non-Maratha territories in India in 1720

Maratha and non-Maratha territories in India, in 1740

Battle tactics
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Bajirao is famous for rapid tactical movements in battle, using his

cavalry inherited from Maratha generals including Santaji Ghorpade,
Dhanaji Jadhav, Ananadrao Makaji. Field-Marshal Bernard
Montgomery, in his "History of Warfare" [20] likened Bajirao's
approach to that subsequently made famous by U.S. Civil War
General William Tecumseh Sherman during his 1864 "March to the
Sea": the use of rapid movements where his troops lived off the land,
with minimal concern for their own supply and communication
lines, and employing "total warfare" on the enemy civilian
population. He is often called a cavalry general. Two examples are
the Battle of Palkhed in 1728 when he outmaneuvered the Mughal
Governor of the Deccan province, and again in the battle against the
Mughal Emperor, Muhammad Shah at Delhi during 1739. British
General Montgomery called Bajirao's victory at Palkhed as a
"masterpiece of strategic mobility".[21]

An information plaque just below the

statue of Bajirao Peshwa describes
him as RannMard or 'Man of the
battlefield'

Bajirao concentrated on using local terrain to cut the enemy supply-lines with the help of rapid troop
movement. He followed Maratha traditional tactics of encircling the enemy quickly, appearing from the rear
of enemy, attacking from the unexpected direction, distracting the enemy's attention, keeping the enemy off
balance, and deciding the battlefield on his own terms.

In popular culture
A Marathi television serial, Rau, was produced in the 1990s about the story of Bajirao and It was
based on the book of the same name by Nagnath S. Inamdar.
In 2010, ETV-Marathi, a Marathi entertainment channel, began a daily serial Shrimant Peshwa Baji
Rao Mastani, produced by Nitin Chandrakant Desai Production. It was telecast Monday to Friday at
2100 hrs.
In the 2015 drama film Bajirao Mastani directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bajirao I was portrayed
by Ranveer Singh.[22]

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Further reading
Palsolkar, Col. R. D. Bajirao I: An Outstanding Indian Cavalry General, India: Reliance Publishers,
248pp, 1995, ISBN 81-85972-93-1.
Paul, E. Jaiwant. Baji Rao - The Warrior Peshwa, India: Roli Books Pvt Ltd, 184pp, ISBN
81-7436-129-4.
Dighe, V.G. Peshwa Bajirao I and the Maratha Expansion, 1944
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External links
Shaniwar Wada - the Peshwa palace at Pune
(http://art.virtualpune.com/HISTORY/html/shaniwar.shtml)
Preceded by
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat

Peshwa
17201740

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Succeeded by
Balaji Baji Rao

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