Netaji Palkar

Netoji Palkar
Senapati
Sarnaubat
2nd Senapati of the Maratha Empire
Reign1657–1666
PredecessorMankoji Dahatonde
SuccessorPrataprao Gujar
MonarchShivaji I
Born1620 (1620)
Khalapur, Ahmadnagar Sultanate
(present-day Raigad District, Maharashtra, India)
Died1681(1681-00-00) (aged 60–61)
Tamsa, Mahurgad province, Maratha Empire
(present-day Nanded district, Maharashtra, India)
HousePalkar
ReligionHinduism
Islam (converted)
Hinduism (reconverted)

Netoji Palkar (Marathi pronunciation: [neːʈod͡ʒiː paːlkəɾ]; 1620–1681), also known as Netaji Palkar was the 2nd Senapati of the Maratha Army under the leadership of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the visionary founder of the Maratha Empire. He was also known as "Second Shivaji" (Prati-Shivaji in Marathi) due to his brilliant cavalry commanding skills.

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