MILITARY PERSONNEL

Baji Rao I

1700 - 1740

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Bajirao I (born as Visaji, Marathi: [ˈbaːdʑiɾaːʋ bəˈlːaːɭ̆]; 18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740) was the 7th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. He, after Shivaji, is considered to be the most charismatic and dynamic leader in Maratha history,and one of the greatest Military generals of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baji Rao I has received more than 4,494,138 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Baji Rao I is the 942nd most popular military personnel (down from 880th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from India (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Baji Rao I ranks 942 out of 2,058. Before him are Teruo Nakamura, Nikolay Krylov, George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, Takeo Takagi, Karel Doorman, and Hermann von François. After him are Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Radko Dimitriev, Juliusz Rómmel, Adelbert Schulz, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, and Anatoly Stessel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1700, Baji Rao I ranks 16. Before him are Clemens August of Bavaria, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Jean-Antoine Nollet, Luigi Vanvitelli, Gerard van Swieten, and Sabah I bin Jaber. After him are Ashraf Hotak, Teimuraz II of Kakheti, Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Charles-Joseph Natoire, and Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Among people deceased in 1740, Baji Rao I ranks 12. Before him are Abbas III, Tahmasp II, Antonio Lotti, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, and Jan Kupecký. After him are Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst, Mastani, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Vincent Lübeck, Ephraim Chambers, and Pietro Ottoboni.

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In India

Among people born in India, Baji Rao I ranks 271 out of 1,861. Before him are D. R. Bendre (1896), M. Night Shyamalan (1970), Sridevi (1963), Swaminarayan (1781), Merle Oberon (1911), and Tilopa (928). After him are Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), C. N. Annadurai (1909), Dhirubhai Ambani (1932), Jaya Bachchan (1948), Birbal (1528), and Bhupen Hazarika (1926).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In India

Among military personnels born in India, Baji Rao I ranks 2. Before him are Kim Philby (1912). After him are Tatya Tope (1814), Rash Behari Bose (1886), Orde Wingate (1903), Mad Mike Hoare (1919), Sam Manekshaw (1914), Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832), John Frost (1912), Somnath Sharma (1923), William Birdwood (1865), and Bakht Khan (1797).

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