Madhavrao II was known as Sawai Madhav Rao or Madhav Rao Narayan.
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10 Facts About Madhavrao II
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Madhavrao II was the posthumous son of Narayanrao Peshwa, murdered in 1773 on the orders of Raghunathrao.
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Madhavrao II was considered the legal heir, and was installed as Peshwa by the Treaty of Salbai in 1782 after First Anglo-Maratha War.
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Madhavrao II was the posthumous son of Peshwa Narayanrao by his wife, Gangabai.
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Sawai Madhavrao recognized Mahadji Shinde and Nana Fadnavis as strong pillars of the Maratha Confederacy and often strove to maintain a power balance between the two.
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Sawai Madhavrao II personally went to battle against Mushramulk with strategies planned in detail by Nana Fadnavis.
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Madhavrao II was fond of the outdoors and had a private collection of exotic animals such as lions and rhinos.
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Madhavrao II was particularly fond of his herd of trained dancing deer.
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Madhavrao II allegedly committed suicide at the age of 21 by jumping off from the high walls of the Shaniwar Wada in Pune.
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Just before his suicide, it is said that in ordering the execution of the despised police commissioner, Ghashiram Kotwal, Madhavrao II was able to defy the wishes of Nana for the first time.
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