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Shivaji's Invasions Of Janjira
The Shivaji's invasions of Janjira were a series of military campaigns launched by the first Maratha Empire, Maratha ruler, Shivaji, against the Abyssinian rulers of the sea fortress of Janjira State, Janjira named Siddis between 1661 and 1676. The Marathas attacked the Janjira fort annually, and during the final siege of 1676, the Maratha Peshwa Moropant Trimbak Pingle, Moropant faced a counterattack by the Siddis, forcing the Marathas to retreat with heavy casualties. The Siddis, once part of the army of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate under Malik Ambar, Malik Amber, switched their allegiance to the Adil Shahi dynasty, Adil Shahi Sultanate after Ahmadnagar fell to the Mughal Empire. Despite attacks by the Marathas under Shivaji, the Adil Shahi rulers provided no military aid to the Siddis, which almost led to the surrender of the fort to the Marathas. However, Siddi leaders like Qasim, Khairyat, and Siddi Sambal opposed surrender and continued their wars with the Marathas. They eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murud-Janjira
Murud-Janjira () is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, Raigad, Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Malik Ambar is credited with the construction of the Janjira Fort in the Murud Area of present-day Maharashtra India. After its construction in 1567 AD, the fort was key to the Sidis withstanding various invasion attempts by the Maratha Confederacy, Marathas, Mughal Empire, Mughals, and Portuguese India, Portuguese to capture Janjira. Origins of the name The word Janjira is a corruption of the word "jazira", which means "island" in the Arabic language. Murud was once known in Marathi language, Marathi as ''Habsan'' ("of the Habshi", that is, the Abyssinian people, Abyssinians). The name of the fort is a concatenation of the Konkani language, Konkani and Marathi words, "murud" and "Janjiri". The word "morod" is peculiar to Konkani and is absent in Marathi. Itbarrao Koli & Malik Ambar of Janjir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
