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Kavi Kalash
Kavi Kalash (died March 1689 CE, Tulapur) was a poet, a close friend and advisor to Maratha king (Chatrapati) Sambhaji who reigned 1680-1689.[1]
Early life[edit]
A Kannauj brahmin by birth,[1] Kalash was an able administrator as well as a warrior, who accompanied Sambhaji in many of his campaigns. He is known to have defeated Shahabuddin Khan in a fierce battle near Raigad in 1684. He was given the title of Chandogamatya by Sambhaji.
Death[edit]
In March 1689, Kavi Kalash was captured, along with King Sambhaji, by the Mughal army under Aurangzeb in Sangameshwar, and was tortured and killed. They were paraded as clowns and, according to some accounts, killed using tiger claws for a slow death.[2] Italian traveller Niccolao Manucci in his history of Mughal empire claimed that Kalash was secretly working for Aurangzeb and helped him in capturing Sambhaji, but Kalash was still killed by Aurangzeb.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jaswant Lal Mehta (1 January 2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.
- ↑ Sawant, Indrajit. Marathyanche Swatantrayuddha bhag - 1. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
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