Moropant Trimbak Pingle
Moropant Trimbak Pinglay | |
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1st Peshwa of the Maratha Empire | |
In office 1674–1683 | |
Monarch | Shivaji, Sambhaji |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Moreshvar Pinglay |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1620 Nimgaon |
Died | 1683 Raigad Fort, Raigad, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India) |
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House | Pingle |
Moropant Trimbak Pingle (मोरोपंत त्र्यंबक पिंगळे) (1620–1683), also known as Moropant Peshwa (मोरोपंत पेशवे), was the peshwa of the Maratha Empire, serving on Chatrapati Shivaji's Ashta Pradhan (Council of Eight Ministers).[1]
Early life[]
He was born in Deshastha Brahmin family[2] in 1620 Nimgaon. In 1647, Moropant joined Chatrapati Shivaji in establishing the Maratha Empire. He was one of the warriors who participated in the successful 1659 battle of Shivaji's forces against the forces of Bijapur's Adil Shah which immediately followed Adil Shah's general Afzalkhān's death at Jāwali. He also participated in the battles at Trimbakeshwar Fort and Wāni-Dindori against the Mughal Empire. He participated in Shivaji's invasion of Surat in 1664. Sambhaji son of Shivaji stayed with Moropant's relatives in Mathura after their escape from Agra.[citation needed]
Moropant introduced sound revenue administration to Shivaji's regime, and played an important role in resource planning concerning defenses and maintenance of strategic forts. He was also responsible for the construction and administration of Pratapgad. At Shivaji's death, Moropant Pinglay was working as a supervisor of fort development activities in Nashik District for the Salher-Mulher forts.[citation needed]
Under Shivaji's successor, Sambhaji, he also participated in the battle of Burhanpur in 1681.
References[]
- ^ Shivaji, the great Maratha, Volume 2, H. S. Sardesai, Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd, 2002, ISBN 81-7755-286-4, ISBN 978-81-7755-286-7
- ^ Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari , Page 254
- Peshwa dynasty
- 1683 deaths
- 1620 births
- People of the Maratha Empire
- Indian military leaders