1755
Narayan Rao, fifth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire (died 1773)
Narayan Rao, fifth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire (died 1773)
Narayan Rao, fifth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire (died 1773)
Narayan Rao
Peshwa of Maratha Empire from 1772 to 1773
- Born
- 1755
Narayanrao was the 10th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy, serving from November 1772 until his assassination in August 1773. He was the third and youngest son of Balaji Baji Rao and Gopikabai, and the younger brother of Madhavrao I. He was married to Gangabai Sathe, the daughter of Krishnaji Hari Sathe, and the couple had a posthumous son, Madhavrao II, who later succeeded him as Peshwa.