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Bajirao Ballal (Balaji) Bhat (Marathi: श्रीमंत बाजीराव बल्लाळ (बाळाजी) भट) (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740), also known as Bajirao I, was a noted general who served as the Maratha ''Peshwa'' (Prime Minister) to the fourth ''Chhatrapati'' (Emperor) Chhatrapati Shahu Raje Bhonsle of the Maratha Empire from 1720 until Bajirao's death. He is also known as ''Thorale'' (Marathi for Elder) Bajirao. He was also popular with the nickname 'Rau' (in Marathi 'राऊ'). Bajirao fought over 41 battles and is reputed to have never lost one. He is credited with expanding the Maratha Empire, especially in the north, which contributed to its reaching a zenith during his son's reign twenty years after Bajirao's death. Bajirao is acknowledged as the most influential of the nine Maratha ''Peshwas''. He is said to have fought for the establishment of "Hindu Pad Padshahi" (Hindu Empire).〔( "Review of ''Hindu Empire of Maharashtra'' OR ''Hindu-Pad-Padshahi''" ), Publisher – Bharti Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi , First edition- 1925, Fourth edition -1971〕 ==Early life== Bajirao was born into a Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin family as the son of Balaji Vishwanath, first Peshwa of Chhattrapati Shahu. At the age of 20, he was appointed by Shahu as ''Peshwa'' upon the death of his father, ignoring other more experienced and older claimants to the post. It is quite clear from this appointment that Shahu recognized his talent even as a boy and positioned him as Peshwa. Bajirao was popular with his soldiers and even today his name is an honorable one. Legend has it that standing tall, poised and confident before Shahu Maharaj and his court, the young new Peshwa Bajirao is said to have thundered: He fixed his piercing gaze on Shahu Maharaj and said, This story indicates the vision of Bajirao and Shahu Maharaj's faith in the young man. Shahu Maharaj appointed him as a Peshwa at a young age, recognising his talents and entrusting to him imperial troops who had recently emerged victorious in the Mughal-Maratha conflict that ended in 1707. Bajirao's greatness lay in that, true to the judgment of his master and seasoned troops at his disposal, he struck terror with the Maratha armies in conquering the Indian sub-continent. The Marathas finally captured Attock on the banks of Indus River in 1758 in the Battle of Attock, 1758. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bajirao I」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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