Madhavrao I

Madhavrao I
Portrait of Madhavrao I by Bhoj Raj at the Yale Center for British Art c. 1763
9th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy
In office
23 June 1761 – 18 November 1772
MonarchRajaram II of Satara
Preceded byBalaji Baji Rao
Succeeded byNarayan Rao
Personal details
Born
Madhavrao Bhat

(1745-02-15)15 February 1745
Savanur, Savanur State, Maratha Confederacy
(modern day Karnataka, India)
Died18 November 1772(1772-11-18) (aged 27)
Theur, Pune, Maratha Confederacy
(modern day Pune district, Maharashtra, India)
Spouse
(m. 1758)
Parents
RelativesVishwasrao (elder brother)
Narayan Rao (younger brother)
Sadashivrao Bhau (uncle)
Raghunathrao (uncle)
Shamsher Bahadur I (uncle)
Bajirao I (grandfather)
Kashibai (grandmother)
Residence(s)Shaniwarwada, Pune, Maratha Confederacy
Signature
Military service
Battles/wars

Madhavrao I (Madhavrao Ballal Bhat; 15 February 1745 −18 November 1772) was the son of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao and grandson of Peshwa Bajirao I who served as 9th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. During his tenure, the Maratha Confederacy recovered from the losses they suffered during the Third Battle of Panipat, an event known as Maratha Resurrection.[1]

  1. ^ Banerjee, Anil Chandra (1943). Peshwa Madhav Rao 1.