Madhavrao I

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Madhavrao I (15 February 1745 – 18 November 1772), also known as Madhavrao Ballal Bhat (Marathi: माधवराव पेशवे), was the ninth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1761 until his death in 1772. He was the second son of Balaji Baji Rao and the grandson of Bajirao I. Madhavrao assumed the office of Peshwa at the age of sixteen following the Marathas' defeat in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761. His reign included a period of political and administrative recovery known as the "Maratha Resurrection", during which the empire reasserted authority over territories lost following the Third Battle of Panipat. Madhavrao restructured the administration, reduced corruption, and revived the empire's finances. Under his leadership, the Marathas reasserted their authority over several regions of the western and southern Indian subcontinent, notably the Carnatic region, Mysore, and Hyderabad through administrative reforms and military campaigns. Madhavrao worked to maintain unity within the Maratha...

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