Nana Fadnavis

Nana Fadnavis
Portrait of Nana Fadnavis by John Thomas Seton
BornBalaji Janardan Bhanu
12 February 1742
Satara, Maratha Empire
(Modern-day Maharashtra, India)
Died13 March 1800(1800-03-13) (aged 58)
Pune, Maratha Empire
(Modern day Maharashtra, India)
ReligionHinduism
OccupationProminent minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration

Nana Fadnavis (Pronunciation: [naːna pʰəɖɳəʋiːs, fəɖ-]; also Phadnavis and Furnuwees and abbreviated as Phadnis) (12 February 1742[citation needed] – 13 March 1800), born Balaji Janardan Bhanu, was a Maratha minister and statesman during the Peshwa administration in Pune, India. James Grant Duff states that he was called "the Maratha Machiavelli" by the Europeans.[1]

  1. ^ Dalrymple, William (10 September 2019). The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-6440-1.