peshwa

Noun

Meaning

peshwa (plural peshwas)

(now historical) Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.

Examples

In 1767 Maratha Peshwa Madhavrao defeated both Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan and entered Srirangapatna, the capital of Mysore. Source: Internet

He was a team player who joined hands with 11 other chieftains to depose the unpopular Peshwa Raghunathrao in 1774. Source: Internet

Some months ago I think I shared the mashup video of Trump superimposed on some kind of Bollywood movie about Peshwa warriors or something. Source: Internet

Here, he took the important step of appeasing the Elphinstone through his agents had been in contact with the king’s aides Rango Bapuji and Balwant Rao Chitnis who were aggrieved as the Peshwa had reduced their for some misdeed in the past. Source: Internet

Nevertheless, in June 1818, days after the Peshwa had surrendered, Elphinstone returned to Koregaon and sent a proposal to erect a victory pillar here to the Governor General. Source: Internet

This 18th August marks the 315th birthday of Peshwa Bajirao and on the occasion the makers will be presenting the 10th generation of the Peshwa family with a special painting of Bajirao which took over 6 months to create. Source: Internet

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