In Shivaji's council of Ministers, the Prime Minister was called as _____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Peshwa
Shivaji was helped by a council of eight ministers, the Ashtapradhan. Its head, the Prime Minister, was called the Peshwa (also Mukhya Pradhan) and looked after the general administration of the kingdom.
Under Shivaji’s successors the office of the Peshwa grew so powerful that, from Balaji Vishwanath (1713) onwards, the Peshwas became the real rulers of the Maratha state.