PESHWA (Hereditary Office)

 
AREA:  ?? km2 TITLE: Peshwa (Prime Minister) ANNEXATION:  3rd June 1818
STATE: Poona
DYNASTY:  Bhonsle RELIGION:  Hindu
     
PRESENT SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE: 
 
PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY: 
  • Peshwa BALAJI VISHWANATH 1712/1721, born 1662, married and had issue. He died 1720/1721.
    • Peshwa BAJI RAO I (qv)
    • Shrimant Chimnaji Sahiba, born 1708, married and had issue. He died 1741 (aged 42!).
    • Shrimant Anubai Sahiba, married Shrimant VENKATRAO NARAYANRAO GHORPADE I of Ichalkaranji, and had issue.
  • Peshwa BAJI RAO I 1721/1740, born 1698, married and had issue. He died 1740 (aged 43!)
    • Peshwa BALAJI BAJI RAO [Nana Saheb] (qv)
    • Peshwa RAGHUNATH RAO (qv)
    • Janardan Rao, died young.
    • Sadashiv Rao, died 14th January 1761.
    • Nawab Shamshi Bahadur I of Banda, born 1734, married and had issue. He died 1761.
      • Nawab Ali Bahadur I of Banda, married and had issue. He died 1802.
        • Nawab Shamshi Bahadur II of Banda, died 1823.
        • Nawab Zulfikar Ali of Banda, married and had issue.
          • Nawab Ali Bahadur II of Banda, died 1873.
  • Peshwa BALAJI BAJI RAO [Nana Saheb] 1740/1761, born 1721, married and had issue. He died 1761.
    • Vishvas Rao (eldest son), born 1743, died 14th January 1761.
    • Peshwa MADHAV RAO I (qv)
    • Peshwa NARAYAN RAO (qv)
  • Peshwa MADHAV RAO I 1761/1772, born 1745, died 18th November 1772. 
  • Peshwa NARAYAN RAO 1772/1773, born 1755, married Rani Ganga Bai, died July 1777, and had issue. He died 1773.
    • Peshwa MADHAV RAO II (qv)
  • Peshwa RAGHUNATH RAO 1773/1774, born 1734, married 1stly Rani Janki Bai, died 1755, married 2ndly, Rani Anandi Bai, died April 1794, and had issue. He died 24th February 1784.
    • Bhaskar Rao, born 26th February 1762.
    • Durga Bai
  • Peshwa MADHAV RAO II 1774/1795, born 18th April 1774, married Rani Yasoda Bai (she adopted Peshwa Chimnaji Appa). He died sp 25th October 1795.
  • Peshwa CHIMNAJI APPA 1795/1796, born 1783, died 1830.
  • Peshwa BAJI RAO II 1796/1818, born 10th January 1775 in Dhar, married (amongst others), 6thly Rani Saraswati Bai Pendse, and had issue. He died 1851.
    • Vaman Rao, born 1810.
    • Baija Bai, married the son of Sardar Babasaheb Apte of Gwalior.
    • Govind Dhondu Pant [Nana Saheb] (adopted), died c1859, possibly in Nepal.
    • Rani Saraswatibai [Yogabai], married Meherban Raja GANPATRAO I HARIHARRAO [BAPUSAHEB] PATWARDHAN of Kurundwad-Jnr.
 
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