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Balaji Vishwanath Bhat

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Balaji Vishwanath Bhat  (1662–1720), better known as  Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath,  was the 5th Peshwa and the first of a series of hereditary  Peshwas  hailing from the  Bhat  family who gained effective control of the  Maratha Empire  during the 18th century. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that had been racked by civil war and persistently intruded on by the  Mughals  under  Aurangzeb . He was called "the Second Founder of the Maratha State." [2]  Later, his son Bajirao I became the Peshwa. Balaji Vishwanath Bhat was born into an  Indian   Konkani   Hindu   Chitpavan Brahmin  family. [3] [4] [5]  The family hailed from the coastal  Konkan  region of present-day  Maharashtra  and were the hereditary  Deshmukh  for  Shrivardhan  under the Siddi of Janjira. [6]  He went out in searc...
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Aurangazeb

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Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad [3]  (3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), [1]  commonly known by the  sobriquet   Aurangzeb  ( Persian : "Ornament of the Throne") [3]  or by his regnal title  Alamgir  (Persian: "Conqueror of the World"), [4]  was the sixth  Mughal emperor , who ruled over almost the entire  Indian subcontinent  for a period of 49 years. [5] [6] [7]  Widely considered to be the last effective ruler of the  Mughal Empire , [8]  Aurangzeb compiled the  Fatawa-e-Alamgiri , and was among the few monarchs to have fully established  Sharia  law and  Islamic economics  throughout the  Indian subcontinent . [9] [10]  He was an accomplished military leader [11]  whose rule has been the subject of praise, though he has also been described as the most controversial ruler in  Indian history . [12] He was a notable expansionist; during his reign, the  Mughal Empire ...
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Jijabai shahaji bhosale

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Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale  (12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674 [2] ), referred to as  Rajmata  Jijabai or Jijau, was the mother of  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj , founder of the  Maratha Empire . She was a daughter of  Lakhujirao Jadhav  of  Born Jijabai Jadhav 12 January 1598 Jijau Mahal,  Sindkhed Raja ,  Ahmadnagar Sultanate  (present-day  Maharashtra ,  India ) Died 17 June 1674 Pachad,  Maratha Empire  (present-day Maharashtra, India) Spouse Shahaji Issue Shivaji House Seuna Yadav   (by birth) [1] Bhonsle   (by marriage) Father Lakhuji Jadhav Mother Mahalasabai Jadhav Religion Hinduism
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Rani of Jhansi

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Lakshmibai , the  Rani of Jhansi  ( pronunciation   ( help · info ) ; 19 November 1828 – 18 June 1858), [1] [2]  was an Indian queen of the  princely state  of  Jhansi  in North India currently present in Jhansi district in  Uttar Pradesh , India. [3]  She was one of the leading figures of the  Indian Rebellion of 1857  and became a symbol of resistance to the British Raj for Indian nationalists. Maharani of Jhansi Reign 21 November 1853 – 10 March 1854 4 June 1857 – April 1858 Predecessor Gangadhar Rao Successor (Kingdom abolished) British Raj Born Manikarnika Tambe 19 November 1828 Benares ,  Kingdom of Kashi-Benares  (present-day  Varanasi ,  Uttar Pradesh ,  India ) Died 18 June 1858 (aged 29) Kotah-ki-Serai,  Gwalior ,  Gwalior State ,  British India  (present-day  Madhya Pradesh , India) Burial...
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