His Highness Pradhanpant Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa (1700-1740) was the 6th Peshwa of Maratha India. The ‘Peshwa’ of Maratha India served as Premiers (or Prime Ministers) and converged into the Maratha Sovereign Emperor (the Chhatrapati of Satara). H.H. Bajirao Peshwa I was instrumental in establishing Maratha supremacy over Delhi and establishing the Maratha duchies of Vadodara, Indore, and Gwalior. He installed Dukes (or Maratha Maharajas) such as the Gaikwads of Vadodara, Holkars of Indore and Shindes of Gwalior.