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In Shivaji's Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister was called ________.

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Peshwa
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Sachiv
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Mantri
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Sumanta
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Solution

The correct option is A Peshwa
Ashta Pradhan was a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire. It was an administrative and advisory council set up in 1674 by the Maratha leader Shivaji. The eight officials were called Peshva, Amatya, Waqia-Navis, Samant, Sachiv, Pandit Rao, Sar-i-nabuat, and Nyayadhish. The Prime Minister was called the Peshwa in the Maratha Empire.

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