HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Shivaji
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Sher Shah
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Ahmad Shah Abdali
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Balaji BajiRao
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ashta Pradhan was a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire . It was an administrative and advisory council set up in 1674 by the Maratha leader Shivaji. The eight officials were called Peshva, Amatya, Waqia-Navis, Samant, Sachiv, Pandit Rao, Sar-i-nabuat, and Nyayadhish.
Detailed explanation-2: -NOTE-The 8 council of ministers are – Peshwa – Prime minister, Mantri-Chronicler, Sachiv – Home Secretary, Sumant – Foreign Secretary, Senapthi – Commander-in-Chief, Amatya – Finance Minister, Panditrao – Ecclesiastical head (deals with religious matters), Nayaydish – Chief Justice.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main minister was the Peshwa. Q. The council of ministers who advised Shivaji in administrative matters was known as the ‘Ashtapradhan’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Ashtapradhan (The Council of Eight) was a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire.