The second founder or pioneer of the Maratha kingdom was _______.
A
Tarabai
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B
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
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C
Peshwa Bajirao
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D
Shahu
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Solution
The correct option is B Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath The second founder of the Maratha kingdom was Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his grip on a kingdom that had been racked by civil war and persistently intruded on by the Mughals under Aurangzeb.