<P> Balaji Vishwanath ( Bhatt ) ( 1662 -- 1720 ) , better known as Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath , was the sixth Peshwa and the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas ( Marathi for Prime Minister ) hailing from the Chitpavan Kokanastha Brahmin Hindu 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 persistent attack by the Mughals under Aurangzeb . He was called `` the second founder of the Maratha State . '' Later , his son Bajirao became the peshwa . His second son Chimnaji Appa won the vasai fort . </P>
<P> Balaji Vishwanath ( Bhatt ) ( 1662 -- 1720 ) , better known as Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath , was the sixth Peshwa and the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas ( Marathi for Prime Minister ) hailing from the Chitpavan Kokanastha Brahmin Hindu 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 persistent attack by the Mughals under Aurangzeb . He was called `` the second founder of the Maratha State . '' Later , his son Bajirao became the peshwa . His second son Chimnaji Appa won the vasai fort . </P>
who was called the second founder of maratha kingdom
who was called the second founder of maratha kingdom
Balaji Vishwanath ( Bhatt )
Balaji Vishwanath ( Bhatt )