Global InformationKuroji Naik information
Subedar Kuroji Naik Mavala | |
|---|---|
| Native name | कुरोजी नाईक |
| Birth name | Kuroji Naik |
| Nickname(s) | Koorojee Naik |
| Born | Bavan Maval, Maratha Empire |
| Died | Purandar fort, Bavan Maval, Maratha Empire |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Allegiance | Maratha Empire |
| Service/ | Maratha Army |
| Unit | Mavala |
| Known for | Capture of Purandar in 1790 |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Purandar 1790 |
| Awards | Victory bastion at Pundar fort |
The Kuroji Naik[1] (also spelled as Koorojee Naik)[2] was Koli subedar of Maratha army under Peshwa of Maratha Empire during reign of Shahu II.[3][4]
- ^ Maharashtra, Government of (2023). "History of Maharashtra: Purandar fort". p. From this bastion the garrison are said to have leaped about 1790 when surprised by Kolis under one Kuroji Naik.
- ^ The Medical and Physical Society of Bombay, India. Transactions of The Medical and Physical Society of Bombay.No.VII.New ... Oxford University. New Delhi, India, Asia. pp. 68: It was from this bastion that the garrison at the end of the last century, under one of the Poorundhurees, when surprised by the Koolies under Koorojee Naik, are said to have leapt. The Koolies held the Fort for some time, and from them •.
- ^ Kantak, M. R. (1978). "The Political Role of Different Hindu Castes and Communities in Maharashtra in the Foundation of Shivaji's Swarajya". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 38 (1/4): 40–56. ISSN 0045-9801.
- ^ Guha, Sumit (1995). "An Indian Penal Régime: Maharashtra in the Eighteenth Century". Past & Present (147): 101–126. ISSN 0031-2746.