Madhavrao II
Madhavrao II | |
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Portrait of Madhavrao II c.1790–1792 | |
| 12th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy | |
| In office 28 May 1774 – 27 October 1795 | |
| Monarch | Rajaram II of Satara |
| Preceded by | Raghunathrao |
| Succeeded by | Baji Rao II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1774 |
| Died | 27 October 1795 (aged 21) Shaniwar Wada, Pune, Maratha Empire |
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| Relatives | Vishwasrao (uncle) Madhavrao I (uncle) Nanasaheb Peshwa (grandfather) Gopikabai (grandmother) |
| Residence(s) | Shaniwarwada, Pune, Maratha Empire |
| Profession | Peshwa |
Madhavrao II (18 April 1774 – 27 October 1795) was the 12th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy, from his infancy. He was known as Sawai Madhav Rao or Madhav Rao Narayan. He was the posthumous son of Narayanrao Peshwa, murdered in 1773 on the orders of Narayanrao's uncle Raghunathrao. Madhavrao II was considered the legal heir, and was installed as Peshwa by the Treaty of Salbai in 1782 after the First Anglo-Maratha War.