Tanaji Malusare

Tanaji Kaloji Malusare
Bronze bust of Subhedar Tanhaji Malusare at Sinhagad
BornGodavli, Javali Taluka, Satara, Maharashtra[citation needed]
Died4 February 1670
Sinhagad, Maharashtra, India
Allegiance Maratha Empire
Service / branchMaratha Army
Years of servicec. 1646–1670
RankSubedar[1]
Known for
Battles / warsCapture of Torna fort[2]
Battle of Pratapgarh
Battle of Jawali[3]
Battle of Sinhagad 
RelationsKaloji Malusare (father)
Savitri Bai (wife)
Raybaji Malusare (son)

Tanaji Kaloji Malusare[4] or Subedar Tanaji Malusare was a military commander of the Maratha kingdom and a companion of Shivaji. A local poet Tulsidas,[a] wrote a powada describing Subhedar Tanhaji's heroics and sacrifice of life in the Battle of Sinhagad, which has since made him a popular figure in Indian folklore.[5][6][7][b]

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  2. ^
    Sarkar, Jadunath (1920). "Shivaji and his times". Shivaji and his times: 32.
  3. ^ Gajanan Bhaskar Mehendale (2011). Shivaji His Life and Times. pp. 425–426.
  4. ^ "Ajay Devgn's Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior will now be called Tanhaji due to numerological reasons". India Today. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ Kantak, M. R. (1978). "The Political Role of Different Hindu Castes and Communities in Maharashtra in the Foundation of Shivajiraje's Swarajya". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 38 (1/4): 51. ISSN 0045-9801. JSTOR 42931051.
  6. ^ K. Ayyappa Paniker, ed. (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections, An Anthology, Volume One. p. 375. ISBN 9788126003655.
  7. ^ Rao, Vasanta Dinanath (1939). "SIDE-LIGHT ON THE MARATHA LIFE FROM THE BARDIC (शाहिरी) LITERATURE OF THE 18th CENTURY". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 3: 1194–1212. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44252466.
  8. ^ Raeside, Ian (July 1978). "A Note on the 'Twelve Mavals' of Poona District". Modern Asian Studies. 12 (3): 394. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00006211. ISSN 1469-8099. S2CID 145438073.


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