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Of the death of which Maratha leader was it said, "with him departed all the wisdom in the Maratha State"?

  1. A
    Peshwa Madhav Rao
  2. B
    Mahadaji Sindhia
  3. C
    Nana Fadnavis
  4. D
    Yashwant Rao Holkar

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Following the demise of the prominent Maratha statesman Nana Fadnavis on March 13, 1800, the British Resident at Pune, Colonel Palmer, famously observed, "With him departed all the wisdom and moderation of the Mahratta government."

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Of the death of which Maratha leader was it said, "with him departed all the wisdom in the Maratha State"?
A
Peshwa Madhav Rao
B
Mahadaji Sindhia
C
Nana Fadnavis
D
Yashwant Rao Holkar

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