Balaji Vishwanath Royalty
Balaji Vishwanath (Bhat) Deshmukh (1662–1720), better known as Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, was the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas (Marathi for Prime Minister) hailing from the Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that had been racked by civil war and persistent attack by the Mughals under Aurangzeb.
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Royalty
| From | 1713 |
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| To | 1720 |
| predecessor | Parshuram Trimbak Kulkarni |
| successor |