INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Marathas, under the command of Sadashivrao Bhau, responded by gathering an army of between 45, 000–60, 000, which was accompanied by roughly 200, 000 non-combatants, a number of whom were pilgrims desirous of making pilgrimages to Hindu holy sites in northern India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Balaji Bajirao. The Peshwa of the Maratha Empire at the time of the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was Balaji Bajirao alias Nanasaheb. Balaji Bajirao alias Nanasaheb was the son of Peshawa Bajirao I. Balaji Bajirao was the Peshawa from 1740 to 1761.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was fought on 17 January, 1761 between the Maratha army led by the Sardar Senapati Sadashiv Rao Bhau and the Afghan army led by Ahmed ShahDurrani supported by three Indian allies-Nawab Shuja-ud-daullah, the Rohillas and the Afghans of the Doab region.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sadashivrao Bhau Peshwa (3 August 1730 – 14 January 1761) was son of Chimaji Appa (younger brother of Bajirao I) and Rakhmabai (Pethe family) and the nephew of Baji Rao I. He was a finance minister during the reign of Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Rajaram II. He led the Maratha army at the Third Battle of Panipat.