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QWho was the father of Bajirao I?

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  • A Shahuji
  • B Shivaji
  • C Balaji Vishwanath
  • D Shambhaji
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Bajirao was born into the Bhat family of Kokanastha Chitpavan Brahmin lineage. His father Balaji Vishwanath was the first Peshwa of Chhatrapati Shahu; his mother was Radhabai. Baji Rao had a younger brother Chimaji Appa and two sisters, Bihubai Joshi and Anubai Ghorpade. He spent his childhood in his father's newly acquired fiefdom of Saswad.

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