Bhaironji Pant Pingale was the younger son of
Moropant Trimbak Pingle. His father, Moropant Pingle was the first
Peshwa
The Peshwa was the second highest office in the Maratha Empire, next in rank and prestige only to that of the Chhatrapati. Initially serving as the appointed prime minister in the Maratha Kingdom, the office became hereditary when Shahu gave t ...
of
Chhattrapati Shivaji
Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, ; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the ...
.
When
Kanhoji Angre attacked
Satara in 1711, Bahiroji was taken a prisoner by him. Immediately
Shahu I
Shahu I (Shivaji Sambhaji Raje Bhonsale; ; 18 May 1682 – 15 December 1749) was the fifth Chhatrapati or head of state of the Maratha Empire founded by his grandfather, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Shivaji I. He was born into the House of B ...
ordered
Balaji Vishwanath to ensure his release and also gave
Balaji Vishwanath authority in the form of the post of
Peshwa
The Peshwa was the second highest office in the Maratha Empire, next in rank and prestige only to that of the Chhatrapati. Initially serving as the appointed prime minister in the Maratha Kingdom, the office became hereditary when Shahu gave t ...
, so that he could negotiate with
Kanhoji Angre on behalf of the king.
His descendants, the Pingale family still lives in Kothrud Pune.
References
*
Bombay University
University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges.
It was est ...
– ''Maratha History – Seminar Volume''
* New History of Marathas by G S Sardesai (Phoenix Publications).
* Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1701-1813 .Jaswant Lal Mehta (New Dawn Press - New Delhi )
* New Cambridge History of India: The Marathas, 1600-1818 By Stewart Gordon, Cambridge University Press.
* A History of the Maratha People by G.A.Kincaid and Rao Bahadur D.B.Parasnis (Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press).
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People from the Maratha Empire
People from Maharashtra