Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I Rises

March 1728

Baji Rao I, the young Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy, launched his first independent campaign against the crumbling Mughal provinces, taking Malwa with cavalry speed that left the Mughal governor stunned. Over the next twelve years he would never lose a battle, extending Maratha power from the Deccan to the gates of Delhi.