Peshwa
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Peshwa was second highest office in the Maratha Confederacy, next in rank and prestige only to that of the Chhatrapati. Initially serving as the appointed prime minister in the Maratha empire, the office became hereditary after the death of Shahu... Wikipedia
Past holders: Baji Rao I, Balaji Baji Rao, Madhavrao I, and more
Abolished: 3 June 1818 (de jure); 16 July 1857 (de facto)
Appointer: Chhatrapati (until 1751); Hereditary (1751–1818)
Final holder: Baji Rao II; Nana Saheb II (tituler)
First holder: Moropant Trimbak Pingle
Formation: 1674
Residence: Shaniwar Wada, Pune (1732–1818); Bithur, Kanpur (1818–57)