Template:For the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leaderMoropant Trimbak Pingale, also known as Moropant Peshwā, was the first Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Maratha Empire, serving on Shivaji's Council of Eight (English-Ashtapradhan Mandal, Marathi-अष्टप्रधान मंडळ).In 1647, Moropant joined Shivaji in establishing the Maratha empire.