How do you use Peshwa in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Peshwa meaning
Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.
Using Peshwa
- The main meaning on this page is: Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.
- In the example corpus, peshwa often appears in combinations such as: the peshwa, peshwa forces.
Context around Peshwa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peshwa
- In this selection, "peshwa" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unpopular, nanasaheb, kill, forces, raghunathrao and warriors stand out and add context to how "peshwa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1767 maratha peshwa madhavrao defeated and accolades from peshwa. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peshwa" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peshwa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
To counter the Afghans, Peshwa Balaji Bajirao sent Raghunathrao. (9 words)
Sadashiv defeats the Nawab in his first major battle and receives accolades from Peshwa. (14 words)
They also doubt Sadashiv of conspiring to kill Peshwa to become the Maratha leader. (14 words)
Damaji Gaekwad and Kadam Bande divided the Peshwa's territory between them, with Damaji establishing the sway of Gaekwad over Gujarat and made Baroda (present day Vadodara ) his capital. (29 words)
They said that Brahminical forces had tried to wipe away memories of the victory of the Mahar Regiment against the Peshwa forces in 1818 in Bhima- Koregaon. (27 words)
The troops dispatched from Shirur then came across the Peshwa forces en route to Pune, resulting in the Battle of Bhima-Koregaon on January 1, 1818. (26 words)
Example sentences (10)
He was a team player who joined hands with 11 other chieftains to depose the unpopular Peshwa Raghunathrao in 1774.
Some months ago I think I shared the mashup video of Trump superimposed on some kind of Bollywood movie about Peshwa warriors or something.
Mohnish plays Nanasaheb Peshwa in the film starring Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Kriti Sanon.
Sadashiv defeats the Nawab in his first major battle and receives accolades from Peshwa.
They also doubt Sadashiv of conspiring to kill Peshwa to become the Maratha leader.
The troops dispatched from Shirur then came across the Peshwa forces en route to Pune, resulting in the Battle of Bhima-Koregaon on January 1, 1818.
They said that Brahminical forces had tried to wipe away memories of the victory of the Mahar Regiment against the Peshwa forces in 1818 in Bhima- Koregaon.
Damaji Gaekwad and Kadam Bande divided the Peshwa's territory between them, with Damaji establishing the sway of Gaekwad over Gujarat and made Baroda (present day Vadodara ) his capital.
In 1767 Maratha Peshwa Madhavrao defeated both Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan and entered Srirangapatna, the capital of Mysore.
To counter the Afghans, Peshwa Balaji Bajirao sent Raghunathrao.
Common combinations with peshwa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: