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Peshwa madhava rao helped the mughal emperor_____to get back his capital. (Fill in the blank.)
a. Shah Alam II
b. Baji rao I
c. Akbar
d. Sher shah

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Shrimant Peshwa Madhavrao Bhat I (February 15, 1745 – November 18, 1772) was the ninth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. During his residency, the Maratha realm recuperated from the misfortunes they endured during the Third Battle of Panipat, a marvel known as Maratha Resurrection. He is viewed as one of the best Peshwas in Maratha history.

Complete answer:
Shah Alam II, conceived as Ali Gohar or Ali Gauhar (25 June 1728 – 19 November 1806) , was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor and the child of Alamgir II. Shah Alam II turned into the ruler of a disintegrating Mughal realm. His capacity was so exhausted during his reign that it prompted a maxim in the Persian language, Sultanat-e-Shah Alam, Az Dilli ta Palam, signifying, 'The realm of Shah Alam is from Delhi to Palam', Palam being a suburb of Delhi.

Shah Alam confronted numerous attacks, mostly by the Emir of Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Abdali, which prompted the Third Battle of Panipat between the Maratha Empire, who kept up suzerainty over Mughal undertakings in Delhi and the Afghans driven by Abdali. In 1760, the attacking powers of Abdali were driven away by the Marathas, driven by Sadashivrao Bhau, who dismissed Shah Jahan III, the manikin Mughal head of Feroze Jung III, and introduced Shah Alam II as the legitimate sovereign under Maratha control.

Shah Alam II was viewed as the main and legitimate head, yet he couldn't re-visit Delhi until 1772, under the security of the Maratha general Mahadaji Shinde. He likewise battled against the British East India Company at the Battle of Buxar.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
Shah Alam II wrote his own Diwan of sonnets and was known by the pseudonym Aftab. His sonnets were guided, ordered and gathered by Mirza Fakhir Makin.

Shah Alam additionally wrote the celebrated book Ajaib-ul-Qasas which is viewed as one of the most punctual and unmistakable books of writing in Urdu.