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Madhavrao I

1745 - 1772

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Madhavrao I (15 February 1745 – 18 November 1772), also known as Madhavrao Ballal Bhat, was the ninth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, serving from 1761 until his death in 1772. He was the second son of Balaji Baji Rao and the grandson of Bajirao I. Madhavrao assumed the office of Peshwa at the age of sixteen, following the Marathas defeat in the Third Battle of Panipat (1761). His reign is widely credited with restoring the power, stability, and prestige of the Maratha Empire, a period often referred to as the “Maratha resurrection.” Madhavrao reorganized the administration, reduced corruption, and revitalized the empire’s finances. Under his leadership, the Marathas reasserted their authority over large parts of western and southern Indian subcontinent, notably the Carnatic region, Mysore, and Hyderabad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Madhavrao I is the 16,700th most popular politician (down from 15,533rd in 2024), the 847th most popular biography from India (down from 706th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among politicians, Madhavrao I ranks 16,702 out of 19,576. Before him are Haim Ramon, Santeri Alkio, Erwin Teufel, Aurelio Mosquera, Elisabetta Casellati, Usha Vance, George M. Bibb, and Arthur Barclay. After him are Ted Moore, Joe Manchin, Emil Jónsson, and Dominique Baudis.

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Among people born in 1745, Madhavrao I ranks 50. Before him are Félix María de Samaniego, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Oliver Ellsworth, John Jeffries, Sydney Parkinson, and William Paterson. After him are Samuel Hearne, Anthony Wayne, Hannah More, and Caleb Strong. Among people deceased in 1772, Madhavrao I ranks 21. Before him are Augustin Ehrensvärd, Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Pyotr Saltykov, Shah Jahan III, and Alexander Kokorinov.

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In India

Among people born in India, Madhavrao I ranks 847 out of 1,861. Before him are Goutam Ghose (1950), Persis Khambatta (1948), Monier Monier-Williams (1819), Fareed Zakaria (1964), Kalyan Singh (1932), and Harold Walden (1887). After him are Kashibai (1703), Cyrus Mistry (1968), Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940), Arati Saha (1940), Nita Ambani (1963), and Rakesh Roshan (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Madhavrao I ranks 223. Before him are S. M. Krishna (1932), M. K. Stalin (1953), Renuka Chowdhury (1954), Sheila Dikshit (1938), Naveen Patnaik (1946), and Kalyan Singh (1932). After him are Baji Rao II (1775), Jaipal Singh Munda (1903), George Fernandes (1930), Anandiben Patel (1941), Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905), and V. K. Krishna Menon (1896).

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