Dhanaji Shambhusinha Jadhav

Dhanaji Jadhav (1650–1708) was a warrior of the Maratha Empire. Along with Santaji Ghorpade he made terrifying campaigns against Mughal Army from 1689 to 1696. After Santaji, Dhanaji became the chief of the Maratha army in 1696 and remained on the post until his death in 1708.

Dhanaji was born in or around 1650, to the Maratha family from Sindh khed. Dhanaji’s father was Santaji.

At an early age, Dhanaji joined Maratha army under Shivaji’s Military Chief Prataprao Gujar.

In 1708, with mediation by his assistant Balaji Vishwanath (who would later become Peshwa in 1713) Dhanaji left Tarabai and joined hands with Shahu at Khed. Soon thereafter he died in 1708. A monument to Dhanaji Jadhav is in Peth Vadgaon town in Kolhapur district.

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