The centre of power of Indian politics shifted from Delhi to Poona in the period of which Peshwa?
- A.Baji Rao I
- B.Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
- C.Madhav Rao I
- D.Balaji Bajirao
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Baji Rao I. Baji Rao I, Peshwa from 1720 to 1740, carried Maratha arms north of the Narmada and into Gujarat, Malwa and Bundelkhand, defeated the Nizam at Palkhed and reached the outskirts of Delhi, so that the initiative in Indian politics passed from the Mughal capital to Poona. It is in this period that Malhar Rao Holkar and Ranoji Scindia were established in Malwa, which is why this Peshwa opens the history of Maratha rule in Madhya Pradesh.
Option B is wrong because Balaji Vishwanath, the first of the Peshwa line, worked within Maharashtra and secured the chauth and sardeshmukhi rights from the Mughals. Option C is wrong because Madhav Rao I came after Panipat and is remembered for recovering Maratha power. Option D is wrong because Balaji Bajirao, the Nana Saheb of his time, extended the empire further but presided over the defeat at Panipat in 1761.
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Practice Questions
View allWho founded the Holkar state of Indore?
- A.Malhar Rao Holkar
- B.Yashwant Rao Holkar
- C.Ranoji Scindia
- D.Tukoji Rao Holkar
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Malhar Rao was a cavalry commander in the service of Peshwa Baji Rao I during the Maratha conquest of Malwa, and in 1733 he was granted territory there, which became the Holkar state.
Read the full explanation →Ahilyabai Holkar ruled the Holkar state from which town on the Narmada?
- A.Indore
- B.Maheshwar
- C.Ujjain
- D.Mandsaur
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Ahilyabai, the widow of Khande Rao Holkar, governed the state from 1767 to 1795 and made Maheshwar on the north bank of the Narmada her capital, building the fort palace, the ghats and the temples that still stand there.
Read the full explanation →The Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi was rebuilt in 1780 by which ruler?
- A.Ahilyabai Holkar
- B.Rani Durgavati
- C.Sultan Jahan Begum
- D.Rani Lakshmibai
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The temple building and repair that Ahilyabai carried out from Maheshwar reached far beyond her own state, and the rebuilding of the Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi in 1780 is the work most often asked.
Read the full explanation →Which Maratha chief became the effective master of Delhi and the protector of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II after the third battle of Panipat?
- A.Mahadji Scindia
- B.Malhar Rao Holkar
- C.Daulat Rao Scindia
- D.Raghunath Rao
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After the Maratha defeat at Panipat in 1761, Mahadji Scindia of Gwalior rebuilt Maratha strength in the north, occupied Delhi, took the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II under his protection and held the real authority at the imperial court.
Read the full explanation →The Scindias moved their capital from Ujjain to which city?
- A.Indore
- B.Gwalior
- C.Bhopal
- D.Rewa
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The Scindia family's early centre in Malwa was Ujjain on the Shipra, and under Daulat Rao Scindia the seat of the state was moved to Gwalior, where the camp settlement of Lashkar below the hill fort grew into the modern city.
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