History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2012 History
Find the statement below which is not correct.
AThe Maratha polity under the Peshwas got transformed into a close confederacy
BThe Peshwa created a new class of Sardars in the Swaraj area
CThe office of the Peshwa became hereditary
DOriginally the Peshwa did not belong to the royal council ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Originally the Peshwa did not belong to the royal council — The claim that the Peshwa did not originally belong to the royal council is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that the Peshwa did not originally belong to the royal council is not correct, so that is the answer.
★The Peshwa was in fact the chief minister and a member of Shivaji's Ashta Pradhan, the council of eight ministers.
★So from the start the Peshwa was part of the royal council.
★Under the later Peshwas the Maratha polity did become a loose confederacy of chiefs.
★The Peshwas raised a new class of Sardars in the Swaraj heartland.
★The office of Peshwa became hereditary in the Bhat family after Balaji Vishwanath.
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