Question: who was called the second founder of maratha kingdom
Answer: Balaji Vishwanath ( Bhatt ) ( 1662 -- 1720 ) , better known as Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath , was the sixth Peshwa and the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas ( Marathi for Prime Minister ) hailing from the Chitpavan Kokanastha Brahmin Hindu family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century .