Moropant Trimbak Pingle

For the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader, see Moropant Pingley.
Moropant Trimbak Pingle
Pradhan to Emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji of the Maratha Empire,
Peshwa of the Maratha Empire,
Sardar of Pratapgad
Born est. 1620
Nimgaon
Died 1683
Pratapgad, Satara
Issue Nilopant Pingale, Bahiroji Pingale
Father Trimbak Pingale
Religion Hindu, Deshastha Brahmin
Maratha Emperors
(1674–1818)
Shivaji 1674–1680
Sambhaji 1680–1689
Rajaram Chhatrapati 1689–1700
Queen Tarabai 1700–1707
Chhatrapati Shahu 1707–1749
Rajaram II of Satara 1749–1777
Peshwas Prime Ministers
(1674–1818)
Moropant Pingle 1674–1689
Ramchandra Pant Amatya 1689–1708
Bahiroji Pingale 1708–1711
Parshuram Trimbak Kulkarni 1711–1713
Balaji Vishwanath 1712–1719
Bajirao I 1719–1740
Balaji Baji Rao (Nanasaheb) 1740–1761
Madhavrao Ballal 1761–1772
Narayan Rao 1772–1773
Raghunathrao 1773–1774
Sawai Madhavrao 1774–1795
Baji Rao II 1795–1818

Moropant Trimbak Pingle (1620–1683), also known as Moropant Peshwā, was the first peshwa (prime minister) of the Maratha Empire, serving on Shivaji's Council of Eight (English-Ashtapradhan Mandal, Marathi-अष्टप्रधान मंडळ).[1]

Life

In 1647, Moropant joined Shivaji in establishing the Maratha empire. He was one of the warriors who participated in the successful 1659 battle of Shivaji's forces against the forces of Bijapur's Adil Shah which immediately followed Adil Shah's general Afzalkhān's death at Jāwali. He also participated in the battles at Trimbakeshwar Fort and Wāni-Dindori against the Mughal Empire. He participated in Shivaji's invasion of Surat in 1664. Sambhaji Maharaj son of Shivaji stayed with Moropant's relatives in Mathura after their escape from Agra.

Moropant introduced sound revenue administration to Shivaji's regime, and played an important role in resource planning concerning defenses and maintenance of strategic forts. He was also responsible for the construction and administration of Pratapgad. At Shivaji's death, Moropant Pingle was working as a supervisor of fort development activities in Nashik District for the Salher-Mulher forts.

Under Shivaji's successor, Sambhaji, he also participated in the battle of Burhanpur in 1681.

His descendants still live in Pune and have their Kul devta (family deity) as the Balaji of Tirupati.

References

  1. ↑ Shivaji, the great Maratha, Volume 2, H. S. Sardesai, Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd, 2002, ISBN 81-7755-286-4, ISBN 978-81-7755-286-7
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