Lexicographical Neighbors of Peshwas
Literary usage of Peshwas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter, Great Britain India Office (1908)
"the Delhi emperors or by the Nizams, one or two only by the peshwas. The term
inam is applied to fields as ..."
2. Picturesque India: A Handbook for European Travellers by William Sproston Caine (1891)
"Puna is comparatively modern, being known in Indian history as the capital of
the Maratha peshwas, the dynasty which ruled the Deccan from 1715 AD until ..."
3. The Tale of the Tulsi Plant and Other Stories by Charles Augustus Kincaid (1908)
"THE peshwas OF POONA A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE SMALL MEMORIAL HALL. In chosing
as iny subject the Poona peshwas, I was chiefly guided quite apart from the ..."
4. Oriental Experience: A Selection of Essays and Addresses Delivered on by Richard Temple (1883)
"... their rule — Establishment of the Mahratta confederation — The peshwas, or
Brahman princes — Leading Mahratta States — Their military contests with the ..."
5. The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century: Its Progress and Expansion at by Edgar Sanderson (1897)
"... Jehangir—Shah Jehan—His splendid architectural works—The Taj Mahal—Aurangzeb—Appearance
of the Mahrattas in the Deccan— Sivaji—The peshwas—Rout of the ..."
6. A Handbook for India: Being an Account of the Three Presidencies, and of the by John Murray (Firm), Edward Backhouse Eastwick (1859)
"... son of Sivaji II 1778 Dies, and the peshwas get possession of the whole power,
27th December 1749 Pratap Singh, eldest son of Sahu II., enthroned by the ..."
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