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{{for|the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader|Moropant Pingley}}
{{Short description|First Peshwa of the Maratha Empire}}
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| office     = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|33x30px]] 1st [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha Empire]]
| office         = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|33x30px]] 1st [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha Empire]]
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| monarch = [[Shivaji]], [[Sambhaji]]
| term           = 1674–1683
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| monarch       = [[Shivaji]], [[Sambhaji]]
|successor       = [[Moreshvar Pinglay]]
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|successor       = [[Moreshvar Pinglay]]
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*[[Moreshvar Pinglay|Nilakanth Moreshvar Pingale]] (son)
*[[Moreshvar Pinglay|Nilakanth Moreshvar Pingale]] (son)
*[[Bahiroji Pingale]] (son)}}
*[[Bahiroji Pingale]] (son)}}
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| birth_date = c. 1620
| birth_date     = {{circa|1620}}
| birth_place = Nimgaon
| birth_place   = Nimgaon
| death_date = 1683
| death_date     = 1683
| death_place = [[Raigad Fort|Raigad Fort, Raigad]], [[Maratha Empire]] (present-day Maharashtra, India)
| death_place   = [[Raigad Fort|Raigad Fort, Raigad]], [[Maratha Empire]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]], India)
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'''Moropant Trimbak Pingle''' (मोरोपंत त्र्यंबक पिंगळे) (1620–1683), also known as '''Moropant Peshwa''' (मोरोपंत पेशवे), was the  ''[[peshwa]]'' of the [[Maratha Empire]], serving on [[Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]]'s [[Ashta Pradhan]] (Council of Eight Ministers).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=deHZAUDHzYwC&q=Sindhudurg#v=onepage&q=%22review%20in%20short%20the%20organisation%22&f=false Shivaji, the great Maratha, Volume 2], H. S. Sardesai, Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd, 2002, {{ISBN|81-7755-286-4}}, {{ISBN|978-81-7755-286-7}}</ref>
'''Moropant Trimbak Pingle''' (1620–1683), was the  ''[[peshwa]]'' of the [[Maratha Empire]], serving on [[Shivaji Maharaj]]'s [[Ashta Pradhan]] (Council of Eight Ministers).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=deHZAUDHzYwC&q=Sindhudurg#v=onepage&q=%22review%20in%20short%20the%20organisation%22&f=false Shivaji, the great Maratha, Volume 2], H. S. Sardesai, Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd, 2002, {{ISBN|81-7755-286-4}}, {{ISBN|978-81-7755-286-7}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
He was born in [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iF8MAAAAIAAJ  Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari , Page 254]</ref> in 1620 Nimgaon. In 1647, Moropant joined Chatrapati [[Shivaji]] in establishing the [[Maratha Empire]]. He was one of the [[warrior]]s who participated in the successful [[Battle of Pratapgarh|1659 battle]] of Shivaji's forces against the forces of [[Bijapur Sultanate|Bijapur]]'s [[Ali Adil Shah II|Adil Shah]] which immediately followed Adil Shah's general [[Afzalkhan|Afzalkhān]]'s death at Jāwali. He also participated in the battles at Trimbakeshwar Fort and Wāni-[[Dindori, Madhya Pradesh|Dindori]] against the [[Mughal Empire]]. He participated in Shivaji's invasion of [[Surat]] in 1664. Sambhaji Maharaj son of Shivaji stayed with Moropant's relatives in Mathura after their escape from [[Agra]].
Moropant Trimbak Pingle was born to a [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iF8MAAAAIAAJ  Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari , Page 254]</ref> in 1620 Nimgaon. In 1647, he joined Chhatrapati [[Shivaji]] in establishing the [[Maratha Empire]].


Moropant introduced sound revenue administration to [[Shivaji]]'s regime, and played an important role in resource planning concerning defenses and maintenance of strategic forts. He was also responsible for the construction and administration of [[Pratapgad]]. At Shivaji's death, Moropant Pinglay was working as a supervisor of fort development activities in [[Nashik]] District for the Salher-Mulher forts.
==Career==
 
He was one of the [[warrior]]s who participated in the successful [[Battle of Pratapgarh|1659 battle]] of Shivaji Maharaj's forces against the forces of [[Bijapur Sultanate|Bijapur]]'s [[Ali Adil Shah II|Adil Shah]] which immediately followed Adil Shah's general [[Afzalkhan|Afzalkhān]]'s death at Jāwali. He also participated in the battles at Trimbakeshwar Fort and Wāni-[[Dindori, Madhya Pradesh|Dindori]] against the [[Mughal Empire]]. He participated in Shivaji's invasion of [[Surat]] in 1664. He also participated in the [[Battle of Salher]] Moropant surrounded and attacked the 25,000 strong Mughal infantry at Salher with his 20,000 infantry. Prominent maratha sardar and Shivaji's childhood friend Suryaji Kakde was killed by a Zamburak cannon in the battle. Chhatrapati Sambhaji son of Shivaji stayed with Moropant's relatives in Mathura after their escape from [[Agra]].{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}.
Under Shivaji's successor, [[Sambhaji]], he also participated in the battle of [[Burhanpur]] in 1681.
Moropant introduced sound revenue administration to [[Shivaji]]'s regime, and played an important role in resource planning concerning defenses and maintenance of strategic forts. He was also responsible for the construction and administration of [[Pratapgad]]. At Chhatrapati Shivaji's death, Moropant Pinglay was working as a supervisor of fort development activities in [[Nashik]] District for the Salher-Mulher forts.{{cn|date=February 2022}} Under Shivaji Maharaj's successor, [[Chhatrapati Sambhaji]], he also participated in the battle of [[Burhanpur]] in 1681.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:57, 30 November 2022


Moropant Trimbak Pingle
File:Peshwa Moropant Pingle. jpg.png
Old age depiction of First peshwa of Maratha Empire
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In office
1674–1683
MonarchShivaji, Sambhaji
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMoreshvar Pinglay
Personal details
Bornc. 1620
Nimgaon
Died1683
Raigad Fort, Raigad, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Children
Parent(s)
  • Trimbak Pingle (father)
HousePingle

Moropant Trimbak Pingle (1620–1683), was the peshwa of the Maratha Empire, serving on Shivaji Maharaj's Ashta Pradhan (Council of Eight Ministers).[1]

Early life

Moropant Trimbak Pingle was born to a Deshastha Brahmin family[2] in 1620 Nimgaon. In 1647, he joined Chhatrapati Shivaji in establishing the Maratha Empire.

Career

He was one of the warriors who participated in the successful 1659 battle of Shivaji Maharaj's forces against the forces of Bijapur's Adil Shah which immediately followed Adil Shah's general Afzalkhān's death at Jāwali. He also participated in the battles at Trimbakeshwar Fort and Wāni-Dindori against the Mughal Empire. He participated in Shivaji's invasion of Surat in 1664. He also participated in the Battle of Salher Moropant surrounded and attacked the 25,000 strong Mughal infantry at Salher with his 20,000 infantry. Prominent maratha sardar and Shivaji's childhood friend Suryaji Kakde was killed by a Zamburak cannon in the battle. Chhatrapati Sambhaji son of Shivaji stayed with Moropant's relatives in Mathura after their escape from Agra.[citation needed]. Moropant introduced sound revenue administration to Shivaji's regime, and played an important role in resource planning concerning defenses and maintenance of strategic forts. He was also responsible for the construction and administration of Pratapgad. At Chhatrapati Shivaji's death, Moropant Pinglay was working as a supervisor of fort development activities in Nashik District for the Salher-Mulher forts.[citation needed] Under Shivaji Maharaj's successor, Chhatrapati Sambhaji, he also participated in the battle of Burhanpur in 1681.

References

  1. Shivaji, the great Maratha, Volume 2, H. S. Sardesai, Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd, 2002, ISBN 81-7755-286-4, ISBN 978-81-7755-286-7
  2. Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari , Page 254

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