1. Vishwasrao Bhat was the eldest son and heir of Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao of the Maratha Empire.
11 Facts About Vishwasrao
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Vishwasrao died while fighting on the front lines during the Third Battle of Panipat.
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Vishwasrao was born at Supe, the Jagir of Shahaji, near Pune.
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Vishwasrao is said to have inherited the appearance of his grandfather Baji Rao I, but had blue eyes.
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Vishwasrao received training in administration and warfare from the age of 8 years.
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Vishwasrao impressed the Maratha infantry as a skilled swordsman and archer.
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Writer Kaustubh Kasture states in his book Sakalraj Karya Dhurandar Sadashivrao Bhausaheb that Sadashivrao Bhau, his paternal uncle, made sure that Vishwasrao took military training.
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Vishwasrao then fought a series of militant campaigns to reduce Mughal rule in India, after several battles Vishwasrao was able to conspire the assassination of the Mughal emperor Alamgir II, after which he attempted to place himself upon the throne in Delhi.
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Vishwasrao was first exposed to actual warfare in a battle at Sindkheda against the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1756.
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Vishwasrao was the nominal Commander of Maratha Forces and the Peshwa's representative during the Third Battle of Panipat under the guidance and leadership of his uncle Sadashivrao Bhau.
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Vishwasrao went to Delhi and asked people of significance to vacate the city.