Person

Sadashiv Bhau

Maratha Chief

b. 1730 CE – d. 1761 CE World The Great Crossroads

Sadashiv Bhau is the Maratha Chief who loses the third battle of Panipat against Ahmed Shah Abdali in 1761.

Sadashiv Rao Bhau (August 4, 1730 – January 14, 1761) is the son of Chimaji Appa and Rakhmabai and the nephew of Peshwa Bajirao I.

He serves as the Sardar Senapati (Commander-in-Chief) of the Maratha army at the third battle of Panipat.

Moran, J. (2017). Sadashiv Bhau. History Atlas. Retrieved 5 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/sadashiv-bhau/

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