Amrut Rao

Amrut Rao (c. 1770 – 6 September 1824) was a Maratha noble and the adopted son of Raghunathrao. In 1803, Yashwant Rao Holkar invaded Pune and deposed his adoptive brother, Peshwa Baji Rao II. Following this, Holkar established an ad hoc council nominally headed by Amrut Rao and administered the Peshwa government in his name.

Holkar also installed Amrut Rao's son, Vinayak Rao, as Peshwa to strengthen the legal legitimacy of his administration, as Vinayak Rao had been adopted by the widow of the deceased Peshwa Madhavrao II. However, Baji Rao II sought assistance from the British East India Company, whose advance forced Amrut Rao and his son to flee Pune.

Subsequently, Amrut Rao signed a treaty with the British, agreeing to relinquish all claims to the Peshwa's office in exchange for a pension and an estate in the Bundelkhand region.