A portrait of the Great Peshwa Bajirao I (in office 1720-1740 CE). The portrait is located atop Parvati Hill in Pune, India. Bajirao I was an 18th century Indian Premier; Statesman; General and was principal in expanding Maratha Kingdom on a national scale subduing the Mughal Empire. Titles, Styles, and Honors: Pradhanpant Shreemant Bajirao Ballal (powerful noble) Peshwa (aka Bajirao the First) (nickname: Rannmard Bajirao; Rau) with the styles of His Highness (prospectively); the Peshwa (prime minister/first minister) of Maratha India; de facto chief of all Maratha dominions; the foremost minister and chief general of the supreme Maratha Emperor (Chhatrapati)