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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Maratha warrior and military leader}}<br /> {{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}<br /> <br /> {{more citations needed|date=March 2012}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Firangoji Narsala&#039;&#039;&#039; was a [[Maratha]] warrior and military leader in the army of [[Shivaji]], in 17th century India. He is famous for his defence of [[Sangram Durg]], a fort, against a [[Mughal era|Mughal]] army led by [[Shaista Khan]] in 1660 .<br /> <br /> Firangoji was a &#039;Killedar&#039; (fortress commander) of this [[fort]] in [[Pune|Chakan]] ([[Pune]]). When Shaista Khan invaded Pune with a [[lakh]] of soldiers, he selected Sangram Durga as the first target. He attacked the fort with 20,000 soldiers on 23 June 1660.<br /> <br /> Firangoji Narasala was prepared for this attack, however, even though he had only 320 soldiers. Just before this attack Shivaji had asked his commander to leave the fort. However, Firangoji decided not to abandon the fort and instead started a fierce [[guerrilla warfare|guerrilla war]] against the Mughals and defended the fort in this way for 56 days. War ended on 14 August 1660.<br /> <br /> The Mughals tried another way of taking the fort. They dug a tunnel up to the fort; which was a challenge because of the water around it. They filled this tunnel with [[explosive]]s and blew up the wall of the fort. This was a major setback for Firangoji and his soldiers; 75 soldiers died in this attack. The Mughal army rushed into the fort; fierce fighting ensued and many Maratha soldiers were killed.<br /> <br /> Shaista Khan was astonished by Firangoji&#039;s bravery, and offered him Mughal [[Sardar]]i. But Firangoji refused to accept it; instead Shaista Khan gave him and his soldiers safe passage. Firangoji came to meet Shivaji and apologised for surrendering the fort. But Shivaji was very happy with him as he had defended a small fort for almost 2 months. He said &quot;if it took 60 days for Shaista Khan to take a small fort, imagine how many days will be required to capture an entire swarajya (kingdom). Shaista Khan will be here for few days, he is not going to take Sangram Durg with him. Whatever you have done is praiseworthy&quot;. Shivaji rewarded Firangoji and made him Killedar of the Bhupalgad (Bhupal fort).&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/places_Bhupalgad%20Fort.html |title=Gazetteer of Maharashtra: Bhupalgad fort |access-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314061506/http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/places_Bhupalgad%20Fort.html |archive-date=14 March 2012 |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;{{Check|date=July 2012}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Shivaji}}<br /> {{Maratha Empire}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Narsala, Firangoji}}<br /> [[Category:Indian military leaders]]<br /> [[Category:People of the Maratha Empire]]<br /> [[Category:Marathi people]]<br /> [[Category:People from Maharashtra]]</div>

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