PESHWA

Meaning of PESHWA in English

noun

or peish·wa ˈpāshwə

( -s )

Etymology: Hindi & Marathi peśvā, from Persian peshwā leader, guide, from pesh before

: the chief minister of a Maratha prince

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PESHWA — the office of chief minister among the Maratha people of India. The peshwa, also known as the mukhya pradhan, originally …
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PESHWA — (индийское) (историческое) пешва
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PESHWA — n инд. ист. пешва
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PESHWA — (n) пешва
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PESHWA — n инд. ист. пешва
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PESHWA — n инд. ист. пешва
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PESHWA — (индийское) (историческое) пешва
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MARATHA WARS — Three conflicts between the British and the Maratha confederacy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. At the time, …
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PEISHWA — variant of peshwa
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WADGAON, CONVENTION OF — (Jan. 13, 1779), compact concluded after the First Maratha War in India (1775-82), marking the end of British efforts to …
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TANTIA TOPI — born c. 1819 died April 18, 1859 also spelled Tatya Tope, original name Ramchandra Panduranga a leader of the Indian …
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SINDHIA FAMILY — Maratha ruling family of Gwalior, which for a time in the 18th century dominated the politics of northern India. The …
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PURANDHAR, TREATY OF — (March 1, 1776), pact between the peshwa (chief minister) of the Maratha people and the supreme government of the British …
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PANIPAT, BATTLES OF — (1526, 1556, 1761), three military engagements, important in North Indian history, fought at Panipat, a level plain suitable for cavalry …
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NANA SAHIB — born c. 1820 died c. 1859, , Nepal byname of Dhondu Pant a prominent leader in the Indian Mutiny of …
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MUHAMMAD SHAH — in full Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah born Aug. 7, 1702, Ghazna, Afghanistan died April 6, 1748, Delhi [now in India] ineffective, …
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MARATHA CONFEDERACY — alliance formed in the 18th century after Mughal pressure forced the collapse of Sivaji's kingdom of Maharashtra in western India. …
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MARATHA WARS — (177582, 180305, 181718), three conflicts between the British and the Maratha confederacy, resulting in the destruction of the confederacy. The …
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INDIAN MUTINY — also called Sepoy Mutiny, (185758), widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India begun by Indian troops (sepoys) in …
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HOLKAR DYNASTY — Maratha rulers of Indore in India. The family, of peasant origin and of shepherd caste, was said to have migrated …
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HASTINGS, FRANCIS RAWDON-HASTINGS, 1ST MARQUESS OF, ... — born Dec. 9, 1754, County Down, Ire. died Nov. 28, 1826, off Naples British soldier and colonial administrator; as governor-general …
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ELPHINSTONE, MOUNTSTUART — born Oct. 6, 1779, Dunbartonshire, Scot. died Nov. 20, 1859, Hookwood, near Limpsfield, Surrey, Eng. British official in India who …
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BITHUR — town, Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, northwest of Kanpur, on the Ganges River. Baji Rao, peshwa of the Marathas, established …
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BASSEIN, TREATY OF — (Dec. 31, 1802), pact between Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India, and the British. It …
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ASHTA PRADHAN — also spelled Asta Pradhad (Marathi: Council of Eight), administrative and advisory council set up by the Indian Hindu Maratha leader …
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MARATHA WARS — Three conflicts between the British and the Maratha confederacy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. At the time, …
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