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| name = Suryaji Malusare<br />
| title = [[Subhedar]]<br />
| succession = [[Subhedar]] of [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|22px]] [[Maratha Empire]]<br />
| reign = 1670–?<br />
| predecessor = [[Tanaji Malusare]]<br />
| occupation = [[Subhedar]]<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| native_lang4 = Allegiance<br />
| native_lang4_name1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|22px]] [[Maratha Empire]]<br />
| native_lang5 = Monarch<br />
| native_lang5_name1 = [[Shivaji]]<br />
| module = {{Infobox military person<br />
| embed = yes<br />
| battles = [[Battle of Sinhagad]]<br>Recapture of Purandar<br>Dakshina Digvijaya<br />
}}<br />
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'''Suryaji Malusare''' was the younger brother of [[Tanaji Malusare]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=G. J. Ghugare |url=https://archive.org/details/importance-of-management-techniques-of-chhatrapati-shivaji-on-the-battleground-a-study/page/n191/mode/1up?q=Suryaji+ |title=Importance Of Management Techniques Of Chhatrapati Shivaji On The Battleground (A Study) |date=2017-01-01 |pages=192}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=दरेकर |first=देवेंद्र |date=2020-02-14 |title=इथे आहे, सूर्याजी मालुसरे यांचे समाधिस्थळ...पाहा कसे आहे.... |url=https://www.esakal.com/mumbai/tomb-suryaji-malusare-ignored-261847 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Marathi News Esakal |language=Mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-21 |title=Who was Taanaji Malusare? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-taanaji-malusare-4759309/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He is known for his contribution after the death of Tanaji in the [[Battle of Sinhagad]]. He was made [[Subhedar]] of Mavala forces after the death of [[Tanaji Malusare]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nadkarni |first=Rajaram |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117970/page/n93/mode/1up |title=The Rise And Fall Of The Maratha Empire |date=1966 |pages=93}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Devdutta Nage Who Plays Lord Hanuman in Prabhas Starrer Adipurush |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/meet-devdutta-nage-who-plays-lord-hanuman-in-prabhas-starrer-adipurush-6100771.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Suryaji Malusare was the younger brother of [[Tanaji Malusare]] born to his father Kaloji Malusare. Just like Tanaji, Suryaji also helped [[Shivaji]] in his<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hardiman |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8EsfAQAAIAAJ |title=Feeding the Baniya: Peasants and Usurers in Western India |date=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-563956-8 |pages=221 |language=en}}</ref> revolt and was a prominent sardar under him.<br />
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==Military career==<br />
===Battle of Sinhagad===<br />
{{Main|Battle of Sinhagad}}<br />
In 1670, a force consisting of five hundred Mavala soldiers launched a surprise night assault on the fort, defended by twelve hundred [[Rajput]] soldiers under Udaybhan Rathod's command. During the battle, Tanaji, and Udaybhan fought with swords and both perished in the duel. After Tanaji was killed, his brother Suryaji commanded the remaining Mavalas since Tanaji was dead. A signal flame was lighted on high upon the fort to inform Shivaji of their victory from Rajgad.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mehendale |first=Gajanan Bhaskar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3BRCMwEACAAJ |title=Shivaji His Life and Times |date=2011 |publisher=Param Mitra Publications |isbn=978-93-80875-17-0 |pages=687 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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===Later career===<br />
After the Fall of Sinhagad, the Marathas captured [[Purandar Fort|Purandar]] and other lost fortresses under Suryaji Malusare.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kincaid |first1=C. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_T-bzQEACAAJ |title=A History of the Maratha People (Volume I) |last2=Parasnis |first2=Rao Bahadur D. B. |date=2020-07-07 |publisher=Alpha Editions |isbn=978-93-5403-516-6 |pages=231 |language=en}}</ref> Suryaji also accompanied [[Shivaji]] Maharaj in this southern Campaign.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Karandikar |first=Shivaram Laxman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_qI9AAAAMAAJ |title=The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power |date=1969 |publisher=Sitabai Shivram Karandikar |pages=250 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Tanaji Malusare]]<br />
*[[Battle of Sinhagad]]<br />
*[[Maratha Empire]]<br />
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