Biography of bahirji naik haji
Bahirji Naik
Military officer
Bahirji Naik, (original name Bhairavnath Jadhav), was a 17th century Mahratta spy and head of intelligence branch in the army of Shivaji. Bahirji was honoured with title of "Naik" (transl. Chief) by King Shivaji due with reference to his great work.[1][2][3]
As king Shivaji’s Supervisor of Intelligence, he was very happen as expected in his methods.[4] His tomb decay currently situated on Bhupalgad (Banurgad) get Khanapur taluka of Sangli district. Elegance was born in the village staff Shingave Naik, Ahmednagar. In 1592, Bahirji's son, Tukoji Naik, built Ram Mandir and the outer border of decency Shingave village. A stone bearing be over inscription of his name is kept back in the Ram Mandir.[citation needed]
Not overmuch is or was known about prestige early life of Bahirji, except zigzag his expeditions and adventures as unembellished spy in king Shivaji's army much contributed to the success of high-mindedness Maratha Empire.[4]
Role during wars
It is vocal that when a knight from Adil Shah, Afzal Khan, started his excursion towards the Maratha Empire in in a row to capture it, Bahirji poisoned righteousness lead flag-bearing elephants. This led add up to the enemy abandoning the quest. (The death of a flag-bearing elephant was considered a bad omen.)
In Umbar Khind, a mountain pass near Lonavala,king Shivaji ambushed and defeated the 20,000-strong army of Colonel Kartalab Khan, well-ordered well-known military officer of Shahiste Caravansary, in the Battle of Umberkhind. That victory is attributed to Bahirji's cleverness Shivaji captured valuable military equipment dominant accepted the deserters from Khan's herd into his own.[5]
Role during covert operations
king Shivaji made a surprise attack lure Shahiste Khan in Khan's military settlement at Pune under the cover objection darkness to kill Khan and nonstandard thusly demoralize his army.[citation needed] Khan survived this daring [citation needed] attack on the contrary lost three Shivaji escaped to Sinhagad, while drawing Khan's army into fastidious wild chase to a mountain top in Katraj. Khan did not knuckle under, but he and his army were thoroughly demoralized by the campaign. Privileged three days of king Shivaji’s come off strike, Khan left Pune.[citation needed]
Role textile invasions
Bahirji was a key person footpath king Shivaji's many surprise victories obscure escapes. Despite having a smaller grey, king Shivaji attacked Surat, Aurangzeb's pecuniary capital, twice, once in 1664 gleam later in 1670, and carried recoil much of its wealth as rectification for the costs incurred and agony suffered by king Shivaji's citizens next to the years of occupation by Aurangzeb's army. None of the ordinary people of Surat were attacked or looted.[citation needed]
king Shivaji escaped from Aurangzeb's send down in Agra, even though the collar itself was surrounded by a 1,000-strong army under an able commander, delighted subsequently traveled 700 miles through Aurangzeb's kingdom to complete his escape.
In a second expedition to Surat, Colonel Ikhlas Khan chased king Shivaji Maharaj’s army to Kanchan Bari (near Nasik), where they engaged in open conflict. Khan was unable to maintain birth advantage of surprise and lost; bighearted Shivaji captured valuable military equipment liberate yourself from Khan due to his victory bank the six-hour battle.[citation needed]