<P> Bajirao succeeded his father as Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.By the time Baji Rao became the Peshwa , Chhatrapati Shahu was the ruler of Maratha Emperor . The Maratha confederacy was run in his name , but the real power lay in the hands of the Peshwa . By the time of Baji Rao 's appointment , Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah had recognized Marathas ' rights over the territories possessed by Shivaji at his death . In 1719 , the Mughals had also recognized the Maratha rights to collect taxes ( chauth or chauthaii and sardeshmukhi ) in the six provinces of Deccan . Bajirao believed that the Mughal Empire was in decline and wanted to take advantage of this situation with aggressive expansion in north India . Sensing the declining fortune of the Mughals , he is reported to have said , `` Strike , strike at the trunk and the branches will fall off themselves . '' However , as a new Peshwa , he faced several challenges : </P>
<P> Bajirao succeeded his father as Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.By the time Baji Rao became the Peshwa , Chhatrapati Shahu was the ruler of Maratha Emperor . The Maratha confederacy was run in his name , but the real power lay in the hands of the Peshwa . By the time of Baji Rao 's appointment , Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah had recognized Marathas ' rights over the territories possessed by Shivaji at his death . In 1719 , the Mughals had also recognized the Maratha rights to collect taxes ( chauth or chauthaii and sardeshmukhi ) in the six provinces of Deccan . Bajirao believed that the Mughal Empire was in decline and wanted to take advantage of this situation with aggressive expansion in north India . Sensing the declining fortune of the Mughals , he is reported to have said , `` Strike , strike at the trunk and the branches will fall off themselves . '' However , as a new Peshwa , he faced several challenges : </P>
who was the king at the time of bajirao
who was the king at the time of bajirao
Chhatrapati Shahu
Chhatrapati Shahu