PESWA BAJIRAO ,I BORN 1700 AUGUST 18 - 1740 APRIL 28
PESWA BAJIRAO ,I BORN 1700 AUGUST 18 - 1740 APRIL 28 The real Peshwa Bajirao, only notorious for his alleged relationship with Mastani, was a far more superior warrior and statesman than depicted. He was not only intelligent in terms of political wisdom, but also equally skilled in terms of warfare. The lack of strong artillery that Peshwa Bajirao inherited at the time of assuming the Peshwa’s post was compensated during his rule by a very strong and efficient cavalry. With his faithful brother and accomplice, Chimaji Appa Rao (certainly not the jealous, insensitive courtier as shown in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie), Bajirao had managed to conquer almost half of the Indian peninsula within a decade of his rule. Nobody, be it the Nizam of Hyderabador the Siddis of Janjira, the Nawabs of Awadhor even the Rohillas, could check his advance. Like the unstoppable horse synonymous with the Ashwamedha Yagna, Peshwa Bajirao’s expansion of the Maratha Empire proceeded smoo...