Balaji Vishwanath to Bajirao I — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Mughal Farman of 1719 (Grant of Chauth and Sardeshmukhi)

1719

This was a monumental diplomatic achievement by Balaji Vishwanath. It formally recognized the Maratha right to collect Chauth and Sardeshmukhi from the six Mughal subahs of the…

Treaty of Mungi-Shevgaon (following Battle of Palkhed)

1728

Concluded after Bajirao I's decisive victory over Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad at the Battle of Palkhed. This treaty forced the Nizam to formally acknowledge Shahu as the legitimate…

Institutionalization of Hereditary Peshwaship (De Facto Decision)

1713 (initial appointment), 1720 (Bajirao's succession)

While not a formal 'treaty' or 'judgment' in the legal sense, the decision by Chhatrapati Shahu to appoint Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa in 1713, and crucially, to appoint his son…