The Raja Ram Rao Patil or Itbarrao Koli was an
Admiral of the
Ahmadnagar Navy and
Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
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ruler of
Janjira.
Patil built and fortified the
Janjira Island.
History
He was Admiral of the Ahmadnagar Navy and built the Janjira with permission of
Sultan Nizam
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...
of
Ahmadnagar Sultanate. But later he refused to obey the orders of the Sultan. In 1489, The Ahmadnagar ruler appointed his new admiral called Piram
Khan or Bhairam Khan and ordered to capture Janjira from Ramrao Patil. Piram Khan marched from
Surat but not dare to attack at
Patil so made plans to enter in to janjira. Piram Khan and his Muslim
Siddi member disguised as merchants and requested to the Patil for keep their three hundred large boxes containing silk and wine at island safe, and the request was granted. After that, Piram Khan thanked him and gave a him alcohol (wine). When all of the soldiers and Ram Rao Patil were drunk, he attacked at Janjira and captured it from Patil.
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References
Indian rulers
1489 deaths
Koli people