Moropant Trimbak Pingle

Moropant Trimbak Pingle (1620–1683), also known as Moropant Peshwā, was the peshwa of the Maratha Empire, serving on Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Ashta Pradhan (Council of Eight Ministers).[1]

Moropant Trimbak Pinglay
1st Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
In office
1674-1683
ChhatrapatiShivaji
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded byMoreshvar Pinglay
Personal details
Bornc. 1620
Nimgaon
Died1683
Raigad Fort, Raigad, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Children
FatherTrimbak Pingle
HousePingle

Early life

He was born in Deshastha Brahmin family[2] in 1620 Nimgaon. In 1647, Moropant joined Chatrapati 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 Pinglay 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.

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
  2. | Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari , Page 254
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