14 Facts About Narayan Rao

Narayan Rao married Gangabai Sathe who later gave birth to Sawai Madhavrao.

Narayan Rao was the third and youngest son of Balaji Baji Rao and his wife Gopikabai.

Narayan Rao received a conventional education in reading, writing and arithmetic and possessed a functional understanding of Sanskrit scriptures.

Narayan Rao was very close to Parvatibai, the widow of Sadashivrao, who took him under her care to lessen her sorrows after her husband's death.

Narayan Rao's father died a few months later and his elder brother Madhavrao took over as Peshwa.

Narayan Rao accompanied his brother Madhavrao in his expeditions to Carnatic on two occasions, once in 1765 and later in 1769.

Narayan Rao counseled Narayanrao to conduct his administration by the advice of Sakharam Bapu and Nana Padnavis.

Narayan Rao's request was supported by Sakharam Bapu but Narayanrao rejected Bapu's advice and appointed Trimbak Vinayak instead.

Narayan Rao had no advisors whom he could trust upon at this point.

When Narayan Rao found out about his uncle's plan to escape by enlisting the support Haidar Ali, he confined him in his palace and allowed neither his friends to visit him nor his servants to attend to him.

Narayan Rao convinced most of the Maratha chiefs from Raghunathrao's camp to switch sides without rousing his suspicion.

Narayan Rao laid the foundations of a group of twelve Maratha officials and chiefs who were collectively known as the Barbhais Council.

Narayan Rao prepared his own seal and purposefully omitted Rajaram's name as being inauspicious.

Narayan Rao appointed Bhavanrao Pratinidhi as his agent for settling the matter with the Gardi chiefs.