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Murari Rao
| Murari Rao | |
|---|---|
| Senapati Hindurao | |
| Raja of Sandur | |
| Reign | 1731 – 8 May 1779 |
| Predecessor | Sidhoji Ghorpade |
| Successor | Sidhoji II |
| Born | 1699 Sandur, Maratha Empire (present-day Sanduru, Karnataka, India) |
| Died | 8 May 1779 Kabbaldurga, Mysore Kingdom (present-day Kabbaldurga, Karnataka, India) |
| Spouse | Sagunabai |
| House | Ghorpade |
| Father | Sidhoji |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Military career | |
| Battles/wars | |
Murari Rao (Murari Rao Ghorpade, mr; 1699 – 8 May 1779) was a Maratha general and statesman who held Gooty and the surrounding territories, which extended eastward to Madras and Pondicherry. From 1741 to 1743, he administered the fort of Tiruchirappalli and its surrounding regions. He was the grandnephew of Santaji Ghorpade and served as the chief of Sandur, a cadet branch of the Ghorpades of Mudhol.[1]
Murari Rao's administration represents the only period of Maratha occupation in Tiruchirappalli. Murari Rao occupied Tiruchirappalli at the head of a strong Maratha army after defeating and imprisoning the Carnatic general, Chanda Sahib, in 1741 with the help of Raghuji I. However, he was forced to relinquish the fort by Asaf Jah. The Nizam sieged Trichinopoly for four months, and after receiving no reinforcements, Murari Rao was eventually bought off by the Nizam and handed the fort over to him on 29 August 1743.[2] Murari Rao was a disciple and an ardent devotee of Satyabodha Tirtha Swami of Uttaradi Matha.[3] Murari Rao Ghorpade was the founder of the Ghati Subramanya Temple and the Makalidurga Fort.
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- ↑ Robert Orme (1952). Selections from Orme Manuscripts. Annamalainagar Univ.
- ↑ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (January 2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. New Dawn Press. p. 204. ISBN 9781932705546. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ P. S. Ritti (1961). Saint of Savanur. P. S. Ritti Publications. p. 5.