Taanaji : The Unsung Warrior
The Story Of Taanaji Malusare, The Maratha General Who Took On An Impossible Mission & Won.
When one thinks of Maratha warriors, they think of Great Shivaji and his legendary war stories. But one such soldier who was very close to said king himself was equally ferocious and much lesser known Taanaji.
This is the story of Taanaji Malusare and the impossible mission that he was entrusted to carry out.
In 1665, theTreaty of Purandar required Shivaji Maharaj to give up fort Kondhana to the Mughals.
One of the king's Shivaji most heavily fortified and strategically placed positions near Pune had to be handed over to the enemy forces. The fort was later garrisoned with Rajput, Arab and Pathan troops guarding it.
It was impenetrable. And the man at the helm as fort-keeper wasUdaybhan Rathod - a true Rajput warrior, and not a man that should ever be taken lightly
Taanaji Malusare, general to the Maratha army was commissioned by Shivaji himself to reconquer the fort.
The thought of the Mughals controlling the fort was more than just enraging to Shivaji Maharaj's mother, Rajmata Jijabai. The decision had been made, and at the advice of his motherShivaji Maharaj sent for Taanaji Malusare while he was at his son's wedding. 😓
The mission was to recapture the fort at any cost. Taanaji Malusare rallied his troop of 1000 mavals and marched toward the fort in February 1670.
Their force was heavily outnumbered but Taanaji Malusare wasn't one to accept failure.
Legend has it that Taanaji used his own pet monitor lizards (ghorpad) to scale the hill side cliff and set ropes for his troops to climb he had to launch the attack from the south side of the fort with just 300 🙆 of his men while the rest were still at the bottom of the fort.
The attack was immediately met with defensive forces that outnumbered his by an alarming amount.
Udaybhan Rathod andTanaji Malusare clashed in a sword-fight that would create history.
When Udaybhan Rathod knocked the shield from Malusare's hand, Malusare was said to have removed a bit of cloth and wrap it around his defending arm to continue.
The battle between the two bravehearts was said to have lasted for the better part of the attack itself, and it ended with #Taanaji Malusare losing his life. 😭😭
Saddened but only more enraged by the death of their general, the Marathas fought under Malusare's brother Suryaji Malusare with all their might and laid waste to the defending forces. 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Victory was taken without any celebration. Upon hearing the news of the loss of his most beloved commander and dear friend, Shivaji Maharaj renamed the fort and called it Sinhagad (Lion Fort).
Shivaji Maharaj noted to have said," Gad ala pan Sinha gela. " ("We have gained the fort, but lost a lion.") 🐯
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
#HarHarMahadev
#Taanaji
Ajay Devgn
-Yogesh Mane
The Story Of Taanaji Malusare, The Maratha General Who Took On An Impossible Mission & Won.
When one thinks of Maratha warriors, they think of Great Shivaji and his legendary war stories. But one such soldier who was very close to said king himself was equally ferocious and much lesser known Taanaji.
This is the story of Taanaji Malusare and the impossible mission that he was entrusted to carry out.
In 1665, theTreaty of Purandar required Shivaji Maharaj to give up fort Kondhana to the Mughals.
One of the king's Shivaji most heavily fortified and strategically placed positions near Pune had to be handed over to the enemy forces. The fort was later garrisoned with Rajput, Arab and Pathan troops guarding it.
It was impenetrable. And the man at the helm as fort-keeper wasUdaybhan Rathod - a true Rajput warrior, and not a man that should ever be taken lightly
Taanaji Malusare, general to the Maratha army was commissioned by Shivaji himself to reconquer the fort.
The thought of the Mughals controlling the fort was more than just enraging to Shivaji Maharaj's mother, Rajmata Jijabai. The decision had been made, and at the advice of his motherShivaji Maharaj sent for Taanaji Malusare while he was at his son's wedding. 😓
The mission was to recapture the fort at any cost. Taanaji Malusare rallied his troop of 1000 mavals and marched toward the fort in February 1670.
Their force was heavily outnumbered but Taanaji Malusare wasn't one to accept failure.
Legend has it that Taanaji used his own pet monitor lizards (ghorpad) to scale the hill side cliff and set ropes for his troops to climb he had to launch the attack from the south side of the fort with just 300 🙆 of his men while the rest were still at the bottom of the fort.
The attack was immediately met with defensive forces that outnumbered his by an alarming amount.
Udaybhan Rathod andTanaji Malusare clashed in a sword-fight that would create history.
When Udaybhan Rathod knocked the shield from Malusare's hand, Malusare was said to have removed a bit of cloth and wrap it around his defending arm to continue.
The battle between the two bravehearts was said to have lasted for the better part of the attack itself, and it ended with #Taanaji Malusare losing his life. 😭😭
Saddened but only more enraged by the death of their general, the Marathas fought under Malusare's brother Suryaji Malusare with all their might and laid waste to the defending forces. 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Victory was taken without any celebration. Upon hearing the news of the loss of his most beloved commander and dear friend, Shivaji Maharaj renamed the fort and called it Sinhagad (Lion Fort).
Shivaji Maharaj noted to have said," Gad ala pan Sinha gela. " ("We have gained the fort, but lost a lion.") 🐯
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
#HarHarMahadev
#Taanaji
Ajay Devgn
-Yogesh Mane
Hello Dosto Mera Name Yogesh Mane Hai. Maine B.Com (Bachelor Of Commerce ) kiya hai or meri age 20 year hai.
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