The most powerful Peshwa was

Options

A. Balaji Baji Rao
B. Baji Rao
C. Madhava Rao
D. Balaji Vishwanath

Answer

B

Explanation

Baji Rao I is acknowledged as the most influential of the nine Peshwas. He conquered Central India (Malwa) and Rajputana and extended his dominions into Gujarat in the northwest and Deccan in the south. He raided Mughal Delhi in 1738