A History of Agriculture in India v2.c86.s1.5
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c86.s1.5
- Language
- English
v2.c86.s1.5
The intellectual elite of the Marathas were Chitpawan Brahmans of the Konkan. The Peshwas, the Prime Ministers of Maratha rulers, were Chitpawan Brahmans. The first Peshwa was Balaji Viswanath. On his death in 1720, he was succeeded by his son Baji Rao, who in 1737 made an incursion into Delhi to intimidate the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah.