Madhavrao II
Peshwa Madhav Rao II (b. 18 Apr. 1774 – d. 27 Oct. 1795), (aka Sawai Madhavrao Peshwa or Madhav Rao II Narayan), was Peshwa of the Maratha Empire in India, from his infancy. He was known as Sawai Madhav Rao or Madhav Rao Narayan. He was the posthumous son of Narayanrao Peshwa, murdered in 1773 on the orders of Raghunathrao Madhavrao was considered the legal heir, and was installed as Peshwa by the treaty of Salbai[1] in 1782.
Life
Madhavrao was the son of Peshwa Narayanrao and his wife , Gangabai. Gangabai (Nee, Sathe) was pregnant at the time of Narayanrao's murder. After Narayanrao's murder, Raghunathrao became Peshwa but was soon deposed by the courtiers and knights of the Maratha Empire. They instead installed Gangabai's new born son, Madhavrao II, as the Peshwa with the courtiers themselves, led by Nana Fadnavis, as the Regents. His time in power was dominated by the political intrigues of Nana. He was made Peshawa when he was barely 40 days. He is the youngest Peshawa ever seen in history.
Madhavrao committed suicide at the age of twentyone by jumping off from the high walls of the Shaniwar Wada in Pune.[2]
A Representation of the delivery of the Ratified Treat of 1790 by Sir Chas Warre Malet Bart to His Highness Soneae Peshwa, in full Durbar or Court as held upon that occasion at Poonah in the East Indies on 6 July 1790
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Notes
- Jayapalan, N. (2001). History of India. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Limited. p. 79. ISBN 9788171569281. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
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Peshwa of Maratha Empire