Nag Nayak of Sinhagad

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Nag Nayak
Rana of Sinhagad
SuccessorMuhammad bin Tughluq
Died1328
Names
Rana Nag Nayak of Sinhagad
ReligionHindu Koli

Nag Nayak lived and reigned from the late 13th century to the early 14th century, achieving the title of Rana. He hailed from Sinhagad, an ancient mountain fortress previously known as Kondhana,[1][2] located roughly 35km southwest of the city of Pune, India.

He was a member of the Mahadeo Koli caste,[3] an ethnic group closely connected to the Marathas caste. The Marathas caste is known as the largest cast in India, originally formed from an amalgamation of mostly rural families. Historians commonly refer to this caste as middle-peasantry.

Nag Nayak was worshipped as a symbol of strength and held power over the strategically important mountain fortress Sinhagad.[4] It is said that he resisted an eight month attack from the Islamic empire, which stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent. Under the orders of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq of the Delhi sultanate,[5] the attack raged until Nag Nayak's death in 1328, at which point Tughluq seized the fortress and relative control over the Koli people.

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  1. ^ A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat, A.D. 1206-1526, edited by Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami. People's Publishing House. 1970. p. 503.
  2. ^ Sharma, L. P. (1987). History of Medieval India (1000-1740 A.D.). New Delhi: Konark Publishers. p. 134. ISBN 978-81-220-0042-9.
  3. ^ Sharma, Shripad Rama (1951). The Making of Modern India: From A. D. 1526 to the Present Day. Orient Longmans. p. 197.
  4. ^ Sharma, Shripad Rama (1964). The Founding of Maratha Freedom. Orient Longman. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8426-1524-2.
  5. ^ Desāī, Rameśa (1987). Shivaji, the Last Great Fort Architect (nag naik). Maharashtra Information Centre, Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra. pp. 25–66.
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