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Q: Baji Rao II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty ?
  • A. Nanda
  • B. Haryanka
  • C. Maurya
  • D. Peshwas
Correct Answer: Option D - Peshwa was mainly the Prime Minister of the king of Maratha Empire. This post became hereditary from the time of Baji Rao-I. Its function was to look after the governance of the entire state. Bajirao II (1796-1818AD) became Peshwa after the assassination of Madhavrao Narayan. He was an inefficient ruler. In 1802, it made the treaty of Basin with British and accepted a subsidiary treaty under it. Due to which differences started among the Maratha officers.
D. Peshwa was mainly the Prime Minister of the king of Maratha Empire. This post became hereditary from the time of Baji Rao-I. Its function was to look after the governance of the entire state. Bajirao II (1796-1818AD) became Peshwa after the assassination of Madhavrao Narayan. He was an inefficient ruler. In 1802, it made the treaty of Basin with British and accepted a subsidiary treaty under it. Due to which differences started among the Maratha officers.

Explanations:

Peshwa was mainly the Prime Minister of the king of Maratha Empire. This post became hereditary from the time of Baji Rao-I. Its function was to look after the governance of the entire state. Bajirao II (1796-1818AD) became Peshwa after the assassination of Madhavrao Narayan. He was an inefficient ruler. In 1802, it made the treaty of Basin with British and accepted a subsidiary treaty under it. Due to which differences started among the Maratha officers.