Shamsher bahadur bajirao biography definition

Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy

Bajirao I (born as Visaji,^[1][2]Marathi:[ˈbaːdʑiɾaːʋbəˈlːaːɭ̆]; 18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740) was the 7th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. He was just twenty years old and already had a reputation for rapid decisions and a passion for military adventure.^[3]

In the Deccan region, the Nizam of Hyderabad emerged as a significant threat.

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Bajirao then led a campaign against the Nizam in which Nizam suffered a decisive defeat at Palkheda. This victory solidified the Marathas’ authority in the Deccan region. In Bundelkhand, he rescued the Bundela ruler Chhatrasal from a Mughal siege, gaining independence for Bundelkhand. Gratefully, Chhatrasal granted Bajirao a jagir and his daughter's hand in marriage.^[4]

In the 1730s, Bajirao asserted Maratha tax rights in Gujarat, defeating rebel Trimbak Rao Dabhade in 1731 at Battle of Dabhoi; he also engaged in a diplomatic mission to persuade Raj Shamsher Bahadur I - Wikiwand CEPU