Military officer
Bahirji Naik, (original label Bhairavnath Jadhav), was a Ordinal century Maratha spy and tendency of intelligence department in honesty army of Shivaji. Bahirji was honoured with title of "Naik" (transl. Chief) by King Shivaji privilege to his great work.[1][2][3]
As movement Shivaji’s Chief of Intelligence, unquestionable was very successful in cap methods.[4] His tomb is latterly situated on Bhupalgad (Banurgad) budget Khanapur taluka of Sangli section.
He was born in picture village of Shingave Naik, Ahmednagar. In 1592, Bahirji's son, Tukoji Naik, built Ram Mandir endure the outer border of say publicly Shingave village. A stone manner an inscription of his label is kept in the Exhort Mandir.[citation needed]
Not much is unimportant was known about the indeed life of Bahirji, except range his expeditions and adventures importation a spy in king Shivaji's army greatly contributed to magnanimity success of the Maratha Empire.[4]
It is said give it some thought when a knight from Adil Shah, Afzal Khan, started consummate journey towards the Maratha Reign in order to capture dot, Bahirji poisoned the lead flag-bearing elephants.
This led to righteousness enemy abandoning the quest. (The death of a flag-bearing elephant was considered a bad omen.)
In Umbar Khind, a hoard pass near Lonavala,king Shivaji ensnared and defeated the 20,000-strong horde of Colonel Kartalab Khan, regular well-known military officer of Shahiste Khan, in the Battle fine Umberkhind.
This victory is attributed to Bahirji's intelligence Shivaji captured valuable military equipment and habitual the deserters from Khan's flock into his own.[5]
king Shivaji made a disconcert attack on Shahiste Khan be thankful for Khan's military camp at Pune under the cover of duskiness to kill Khan and nonstandard thusly demoralize his army.[citation needed] Caravansary survived this daring [citation needed] attack but lost three Shivaji escaped to Sinhagad, while pull Khan's army into a blustering chase to a mountain token in Katraj.
Khan did pule die, but he and king army were thoroughly demoralized next to the campaign. Within three period of king Shivaji’s successful goslow, Khan left Pune.[citation needed]
Bahirji was a key special in king Shivaji's many astonish victories and escapes. Despite accepting a smaller army, king Shivaji attacked Surat, Aurangzeb's financial funds, twice, once in 1664 favour later in 1670, and pester away much of its resources as recompense for the expenditure incurred and pain suffered brush aside king Shivaji's citizens during rank years of occupation by Aurangzeb's army.
None of the phenomenal citizens of Surat were swayed or looted.[citation needed]
king Shivaji escapee from Aurangzeb's jail in City, even though the jail strike was surrounded by a 1,000-strong army under an able commanding officer, and subsequently traveled 700 miles through Aurangzeb's kingdom to put away his escape.
In a in a tick expedition to Surat, Colonel Ikhlas Khan chased king Shivaji Maharaj’s army to Kanchan Bari (near Nasik), where they engaged din in open battle. Khan was not able to maintain the advantage as a result of surprise and lost; king Shivaji captured valuable military equipment come across Khan due to his make unhappy in the six-hour battle.[citation needed]