20th July 1761: On this day, Madhavrao assumed the office of Peshwa after the death of Nanasaheb. An outstanding figure in Maratha History!
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Madhavrao assumed office at a very difficult time, just 7 months after the disaster of Panipat. Domestic intrigues were at their peak. The
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threat of the Nizam loomed large. Barely months after he ascended the Nizam attacked the capital. Madhavrao stood firm in crisis. He went on
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to later crush the Nizam's forces at Rakshasabhuvan 2 years later & he also routed Hyder Ali the next year. He raised a new gen of leaders
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Madhavrao was only 16 when he came into office. He succumbed to tuberculosis at 27. But what he achieved in these 11 years was remarkable
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Personal valour he possessed in abundance; Not only that the skill to manoeuvre large armies & not let off the enemy without strictest terms
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If only he'd survived a decade more.
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