Bargir Bakshi Balaji Rao
Bargir Bakshi Balaji Rao | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Diwan of Mysore | |
| In office April 1811 – January 1812 | |
| Monarch | Krishnaraja Wadiyar III |
| Preceded by | Purnaiah |
| Succeeded by | Savar Bakshi Rama Rao |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Administrator |
Bargir Bakshi Balaji Rao was the second Diwan of Mysore from April 1811 to January 1812 to Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III. Bakshi Balaji Rao was the immediate successor to Purnaiya and was succeeded by Savar Bakshi Rama Rao in February 1812. Before being appointed as the Diwan, Bakshi Balaji Rao served as Karnik under Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan at Devanahalli and Madhugiri and later was promoted as Bakshi. He was also the shanubhog of Kysapura, Doddaganagavadi, Ibbalikehalli, Chowdaeshwarei Halli, Yerehalli, Arehalli, and other surrounding villages of Closepet (Ramanagara). Later he became the Prime Minister of Mysore Kingdom.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kadati Reddera Basavaraja (1984). History and Culture of Karnataka: Early Times to Unification. Chalukya Publications. p. 306.
- ^ Tipu Sultan: The Tiger of Mysore. Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Karnataka. 2010. p. 375.