Mahadji Shinde

Mahadji Shinde fought about 50 battles in his lifetime against various opponents. He defeated the Jats of Mathura and during 1772–73 PathanRohillas in Rohilkhand and captured Najibabad. His role during the First Anglo-Maratha War was greatest from the Maratha side since he defeated the British in the Battle of Wadgaon which resulted in the Treaty of Wadgaon and then again in Central India, singlehandedly, which resulted in the Treaty of Salbai in 1782, where he mediated between the Peshwa and the British. Mahadaji Shinde was also a scholar of Sanskrit.