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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2016 — General Studies · Question 45 of 200

Q45
History of IndiaVijayanagara, Bahmani, Marathas, Sikhs & Bengal
Who organised the 'Council of Barabhais'?
  1. a.Madhav Rao Narayan
  2. b.Baji Rao II
  3. c.Mahadji Scindia
  4. d.Nana Phadnavis

Answer: (D) Nana Phadnavis

Nana Phadnavis (Nana Fadnavis), the shrewd Peshwa administrator, organised the Council of Barabhais ('Twelve Chiefs') after the death of Narayan Rao Peshwa in 1773. This council governed in the name of the infant Sawai Madhav Rao and represented the collective leadership of the Maratha confederacy.

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