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{{Infobox royalty|name=Nag Nayak|title=Rana of Sinhagad|successor=Muhammad bin Tughluq|death_date=1328|full name=Rana Nag Nayak of Sinhagad|religion=[[Hindus|Hindu]] [[Koli people|Koli]]}}<br />
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'''Nag Nayak''' lived and reigned from the late 13th century to the early 14th century, achieving the title of [[Rana (title)|Rana]]. He hailed from [[Sinhagad]], an ancient mountain fortress previously known as [[Kondhana]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iRJuAAAAMAAJ|title=A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat, A.D. 1206-1526, edited by Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami|date=1970|publisher=People's Publishing House|pages=503|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=L. P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18EKAQAAIAAJ|title=History of Medieval India (1000-1740 A.D.)|date=1987|publisher=Konark Publishers|isbn=978-81-220-0042-9|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=134|language=en}}</ref> located roughly 35km southwest of the city of [[Pune]], [[India]]. <br />
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He was a member of the Mahadeo [[Koli people|Koli]] [[caste]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=Shripad Rama|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oAUdAAAAMAAJ|title=The Making of Modern India: From A. D. 1526 to the Present Day|date=1951|publisher=Orient Longmans|pages=197|language=en}}</ref> <br />
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Nag Nayak was worshipped as a symbol of strength and held power over the strategically important mountain fortress [[Sinhagad]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=Shripad Rama|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wqU9AAAAMAAJ|title=The Founding of Maratha Freedom|date=1964|publisher=Orient Longman|isbn=978-0-8426-1524-2|pages=108|language=en}}</ref> It is said that he resisted an eight month attack from the [[Islam|Islamic]] [[empire]], which stretched over large parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Under the orders of Sultan [[Muhammad bin Tughluq]] of the [[Delhi sultanate]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Desāī|first=Rameśa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=25UyAAAAIAAJ|title=Shivaji, the Last Great Fort Architect (nag naik)|date=1987|publisher=Maharashtra Information Centre, Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra|pages=25–66|language=en}}</ref> the attack raged until Nag Nayak's death in 1328, at which point Tughluq seized the fortress and relative control over the Koli people.{{fact|date=May 2022}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Koli people]]<br />
* [[List of Koli states and clans]]<br />
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[[Category:Koli people]]<br />
[[Category:1328 deaths]]<br />
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[[Category: History of Pune]]<br />
[[Category: Indian rulers]]<br />
[[Category: Delhi Sultanate]]<br />
[[Category:14th-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category: Forts in Maharashtra]]</div>Bot