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06 March

Treaty of Surat

What happened?

On 6 March , the Treaty of Surat was signed between Raghunathrao, a claimant to the throne of the Peshwa and the British East India Company at Bombay. This is a part of the modern Indian history syllabus for the IAS exam.

Treaty of Surat

• The third Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, Balaji Baji Rao had died in after the Third Battle of Panipat. He was succeeded by his son Madhavrao as the Peshwa.
• When Madhavrao died, his brother Narayanrao became the Peshwa. However, Balaji Baji Rao’s younger brother Raghunathrao nurtured aspirations to be the Peshwa.
• In a palace intrigue, Narayanrao was murdered by his own guards and even if Raghunathrao had not instigated the murder, he did not assist his nephew when he pleaded for help, and is believed to have watched as his nephew was being killed.
• Narayanrao’s widow gave birth to a boy, who was named Sawai Madhavrao (Madhavrao II). This infant was installed as the Peshwa by 12 Maratha chiefs led by Nana Phadnavis.
• Raghunathrao now sought the help of the English in getting to the throne of the Peshwa.
• He entered into a treaty with the Bombay office of the East India Company. This is called the Treaty of Surat.
• As per this treaty,

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  Madhavrao I

  9th Peshwa of Indian Empire ( - )

  Shrimant Peshwa Madhavrao I
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  In office 23 June &#;– 18 Nov
  Monarch	Rajaram II of Satara
  Preceded by	Balaji Baji Rao
  Succeeded by	Narayan Rao
  Born	Madhavrao Bhat ()15 February Savanur, Savanur Submit, Maratha Confederacy (modern dowry Karnataka, India)
  Died	18 November () (aged&#;27) Theur, Pune, Maratha Confederacy (modern allocate Pune region, Maharashtra, India)
  Spouse	Ramabai &#; (m.&#;)&#;
  Parents
  Relatives	Vishwasrao (elder brother) Narayan Rao (younger brother) Sadashivrao Bhau (uncle) Raghunathrao (uncle) Shamsher Bahadur I (uncle) Bajirao I (grandfather) Kashibai (grandmother)
  Residence(s)	Shaniwarwada, Pune, Mahratta Confederacy
  Signature
  Battles/wars

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Peshwa Madhav Rao I

Shrimant Peshwa Madhavrao Bhat I was the 9th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, who played a crucial role in reviving Maratha supremacy following the disastrous third battle of Panipat in  

For his efforts, he is regarded as one of the greatest Peshwas of the Maratha Empire.

This article will give details about Peshwa Madhav Rao I within the context of the Civil Services Examination.

Background of Peshwa Madhav Rao I

Peshwa Madhav Rao was the second son of Peshwa Nanasaheb. The Maratha Empire at the time governed much of western, central and northern India. 

Peshwa Nanasaheb had expanded a robust system of governance to administer the vast empire and was looking forward to further expansion when it suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of Ahmad Shah Abdali at the third battle of Panipat in Peshwa Nansaheb’s eldest son and heir Vishwas Rao and cousin Sadashivrao Bhau lost their life during the battle. Peshwa Nanasaheb would pass away on June 23, , in Pune

Upon his brother’s death Madhav Rao, who was 16 years old at the time was made the next Peshwa of the Maratha Empire while his paternal uncle, Raghunathrao acted as regent.

Reign of Peshwa Madhav Rao I.

Peshwa Madhav Rao I had inherited a Maratha Empire reeling from the after-effects of the disaste