The Maratha "Shirke Raja" who conducted the famous massacre of the Bahmani Sultanate Jihadi forces, his real name has been confirmed to be:
Maharaja Vajrapala Shirke II, or as spoken in vernacular, Vangojiraje.
Lord of Shirkan Tappa.
Remember the Hindu Hero. Remember the Name.
Maharaja Vajrapala Shirke II, or as spoken in vernacular, Vangojiraje.
Lord of Shirkan Tappa.
Remember the Hindu Hero. Remember the Name.
Konkan was invaded with serious intentions of conquest in 1453 CE by Bahmani Malik-Ut-Tujjar Khalaf Hasan Khan Basri & a special commando force of 10,000 Arab, Persian, Abyssinian, Dakkhani, etc. Ghazis.
He defeated Vajrapal Shirke II & in typical tradition asked him to convert.
He defeated Vajrapal Shirke II & in typical tradition asked him to convert.
Maharaja Vajrapala had a long-standing feud with Maratha King of Sangameshwar, Chalukya Maharaja (whose name may have been Shankarraya).
He could have simply converted, destroyed his old fellow Hindu rival with new resources & become established as an undisputed King of Konkan.
He could have simply converted, destroyed his old fellow Hindu rival with new resources & become established as an undisputed King of Konkan.
Instead Maharaja Vajrapala tricked the Malik-Ut-Tujjar into believing he would convert if Sangameshwar Chalukyas were destroyed and no threat of Hindu backlash was there.
Promising he would guide the Bahmani force to Sangameshwar safely, he drew them into hellish jungle glades.
Promising he would guide the Bahmani force to Sangameshwar safely, he drew them into hellish jungle glades.
After bringing this commando force to toxic regions where the atmosphere sickened the Bahmanis into lethargy, Maharaja Vajrapala slipped out of the Camp on boats through a riverine shortcut & reached Sangameshwar Castle of the Chalukyas & explained the situation to his old enemy.
In an instant the Aryan Maratha Maharaja tossed aside all their differences & swore to destroy the mlecchas together.
Taking no chances, everything was coordinated. Lancers, swordsmen, artillerymen all were mustered.
On the fifth day of the march of Bahmanis lightning striked.
Taking no chances, everything was coordinated. Lancers, swordsmen, artillerymen all were mustered.
On the fifth day of the march of Bahmanis lightning striked.
30,000 Marathas overwhelmed the Bahmani force of ~10,000, most of whom were scattered across a region with loud winds, that consumed all noise one could ever make.
Within minutes the massacre was over, a clean job done once again by the Marathas.
Within minutes the massacre was over, a clean job done once again by the Marathas.
There was a domino effect of this massacre that sowed seeds of permanent destruction of the Bahmani Empire.
The Dakkhani (indigenous Muslims) lobby of the Bahmani Empire had a power struggle with the Afaqis (Foreign Muslims). This brutal episode was a spark on the gunpowder.
The Dakkhani (indigenous Muslims) lobby of the Bahmani Empire had a power struggle with the Afaqis (Foreign Muslims). This brutal episode was a spark on the gunpowder.
Dakkhanis wrote false reports to Bahmani Sultan that Afaqis had planned this massacre with support of the Marathas, which is why they stayed at Chakan instead of joining the campaign of Tujjar.
The Sultan in his shock & fury gave orders to capture all of them, which was twisted.
The Sultan in his shock & fury gave orders to capture all of them, which was twisted.
Dakkhanis twisted this order as a sanction to openly and gleefully violate and murder the women of Sayyid and other Afaqi MusallmΔn community. Thousands of BABIES were also hacked to pieces!
By the time the Bahmani Sultan realized and stopped the chaos, it was already too late.
By the time the Bahmani Sultan realized and stopped the chaos, it was already too late.
This Afaqi genocide after-episode was a permanent crack in Bahmani Sultanate's political libido.
The Mahrattas, Chalukyas & Shirkes, on the other hand made it an annual ritual to massacre thousands & thousands of Hajji MusallmΔns with their Navies together for sports.
The End.
The Mahrattas, Chalukyas & Shirkes, on the other hand made it an annual ritual to massacre thousands & thousands of Hajji MusallmΔns with their Navies together for sports.
The End.
The RajeShirkes were based in Bahiravgad in Chiplun region of Konkan Desha during the Bahmani invasion of Khalaf Hasan Basri.
The march of Bahmanis was Southwards from Chakan to Bahiravgad & then were massacred somewhere close to Sangameshwar.
The march of Bahmanis was Southwards from Chakan to Bahiravgad & then were massacred somewhere close to Sangameshwar.
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