A report on Peshwa and Third Battle of Panipat
The Maratha army was led by Sadashivrao Bhau, who was third-highest authority of the Maratha Empire after the Chhatrapati and the Peshwa.
- Third Battle of PanipatBaji Rao and his son, Balaji Baji Rao, oversaw the period of greatest Maratha expansion, brought to an end by the Marathas' defeat by an Afghan army at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.
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Maratha Empire
6 linksEarly modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.
Early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.
In 1761, the Maratha Army lost the Third Battle of Panipat, which halted their imperial expansion into Afghanistan.
The empire had its head in the Chhatrapati as de jure, but the de facto governance was in the hands of the Peshwas after Chhatrapati Shahu I's reign.
Sadashivrao Bhau
4 linksSon of Chimaji Appa (younger brother of Bajirao I) and Rakhmabai (Pethe family) and the nephew of Baji Rao I.
Son of Chimaji Appa (younger brother of Bajirao I) and Rakhmabai (Pethe family) and the nephew of Baji Rao I.
He led the Maratha army at the Third Battle of Panipat.
He was the son of Peshwa Baji Rao's brother Chimaji Appa.
Baji Rao I
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Baji Rao I (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740), born as Visaji, also known as Bajirao Ballal (Pronunciation: [bad͡ʒiɾaːʋ bəlːaːɭ]), was the 7th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
In 1761, he and his army fought alongside the Peshwa in the Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and the Afghans.
Nana Fadnavis
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Nana Fadnavis (Pronunciation: [naːna pʰəɖɳəʋiːs, fəɖ-]; also Phadnavis and Furnuwees and abbreviated as Phadnis) (February 12, 1742 – March 13, 1800), born Balaji Janardan Bhanu, was an influential minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration in Pune, India.
In 1761, Nana escaped to Pune from the Third Battle of Panipat and rose to great heights, becoming a leading personage directing the affairs of the Maratha Confederacy, although he was never a soldier himself.
Madhavrao I
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Peshwa Madhavrao Bhat I (February 15, 1745 – November 18, 1772) was the 9th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
During his tenure, the Maratha empire partially recovered from the losses they suffered during the Third Battle of Panipat, a phenomenon known as Maratha Resurrection.
Mahadaji Shinde
2 linksMahadaji Shinde (b.
Mahadaji Shinde (b.
Mahadaji was instrumental in resurrecting Maratha power in North India after the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, and rose to become a trusted lieutenant of the Peshwa, leader of the Maratha Empire.
Govind Pant Bundela
2 linksGovind Ballal Kher (1710 - 17 December 1760), historically known as Govind Pant Bundela, was a Military General of Peshwas in Northern India during 1733 to 1760.
Govind Pant did his best to help the Maratha army under the leadership of Sadashivrao Bhau during Battle of Panipat.
Malhar Rao Holkar
2 linksNoble subedar of the Maratha Empire, in present-day India.
Noble subedar of the Maratha Empire, in present-day India.
He was one of the early officers along with Ranoji Scindia to help spread the Maratha rule to northern states and was given the estate of Indore to rule by the Peshwas, during the reign of the Maratha emperor Shahu I.
He participated in the Third Battle of Panipat He along with Raja Surajmal is said to have advised Sadashivrao Bhau, Peshwa's cousin and the de facto commander of the Maratha army to leave all their heavy luggage, civilians and heavy static French made cannons in any of the Maratha forts behind the Chambal river and do the traditional Maratha guerilla warfare against the Afghans until they retreat from India.
Ibrahim Khan Gardi
1 linksMuslim general of Maratha Empire.
Muslim general of Maratha Empire.
An expert in artillery, he initially served the Nizam of Hyderabad, before working for the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
He was captured and killed by the Durrani soldiers during the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.