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  1. The Peshwa who engineered the capture of Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 was
    1. Balaji Vishwanath
    2. Baji Rao I
    3. Baji Rao II
    4. Madhava Rao
Correct Option: B

The Peshwa who engineered the capture of Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 was Baji Rao I. In 1720, one of the ports of Bassein, Kalyan, was conquered by the Marathas and in 1737, they took possession of Thane including all the forts in Salsette island and the forts of Parsica, Trangipara, Saibana, IIha das Vaccas - (Island of Arnala), Manora, Sabajo, the hills of Santa Cruz and Santa Maria.


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