Madhavrao I

Peshwa of Maratha Empire from 1761 to 1772 Shrimant PeshwaMadhavrao IPortrait of Madhavrao I by Bhoj Raj at the Yale Center for British Art c. 1763 9th Peshwa of the Maratha EmpireIn office23 June 1761 – 18 November 1772MonarchRajaram II of SataraPreceded byBalaji Baji RaoSucceeded byNarayanrao Personal detailsBornMadhavrao Bhat(1745-02-15)15 February 1745Savanur, Savanur State (modern day Karnataka, India)Died18 November 1772(1772-11-18) (aged 27)Theur, Pune, Maratha Confederacy (modern day Pune district, Maharashtra, India)Spouse Ramabai ​(m. 1758)​ParentsBalaji Baji Rao (father)Gopikabai (mother)RelativesVishwasrao (elder brother)Narayanrao (younger brother) Sadashivrao Bhau (uncle)Raghunathrao (uncle)Shamsher Bahadur I (uncle)Bajirao I (grandfather)Kashibai (grandmother)SignatureMilitary serviceBattles/wars Maratha–Mysore wars Capture of Delhi (1771) Battle of Alegaon Battle of Rakshasbhuvan Madhavrao I (15 February 1745 – 18 November 1772), also known as Madhavrao Ballal Bhat (Marathi: माधवराव पेशवे), was the ninth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1761 until his death in 1772. He was the second son of Balaji Baji Rao and the grandson