Balaji Vishwanath, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1662
Place of Birth: Shrivardhan, Maharashtra, India
Date of Death: 12-Apr-1720
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Balaji Vishwanath
- Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1662–1720), better known as Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, was the 5th Peshwa and the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Bhat family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century.
- Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that had been racked by civil war and persistently intruded on by the Mughals under Aurangzeb.
- He was called "the Second Founder of the Maratha State." Later, his son Bajirao I became the Peshwa.
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